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A comment on Tesla Model 3 vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Future Acid Test. Parent comment

Re:Tesla Model 3 vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Fu... by TheCoelacanth on Saturday September 15, 2018 @08:21PM (#17996728)
By a train that averages 55 mph. That is a national embarrassment.
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Re:Tesla Model 3 vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Fu... by mikeash on Saturday September 15, 2018 @08:40PM (#17996772)
I found 70MPH, where did you see 55?
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Re:Tesla Model 3 vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Fu... by TheCoelacanth on Saturday September 15, 2018 @09:56PM (#17996955)
I misread the comment as Boston-New York like the route in the article. Boston-New York is slower than the rest of the route. South Station in Boston to Penn Station in New York takes 3:46[1] and those stations are 212 miles apart[2] which is an average of about 55 mph.

[1] https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/p...

[2] https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Pennsylvania+Station,+New+Yo...

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Re:Tesla Model 3 vs. Amtrak's Acela Express: The Electric Fu... by mikeash on Sunday September 16, 2018 @09:33AM (#17998834)
I see. Not that 70MPH is particularly great either.
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