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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by ryguytilidie on Friday July 17, 2015 @08:14PM (#9906072)
This is such an insanely nitty complaint I can't even believe it. They are limited by batter technology and are doing the best they can.

While conservation is certainly the idea of EVs, they need to have certain performance characteristics before they are widely accepted. PR stunts like this get people more interested in a great thing.

But I suppose this is the internet so we just need to slam everything and insult everyone. :\

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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by FireBeyond on Saturday July 18, 2015 @12:25AM (#9906574)
The fuse to make this work is an extra $10K. What battery pack or technology could be purchased for that?

"they need to have certain performance characteristics before they are widely accepted"

EVs need to be able to do 0-60 in 2.8s to be widely accepted??

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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by twblalock on Saturday July 18, 2015 @12:47AM (#9906621)
> EVs need to be able to do 0-60 in 2.8s to be widely accepted??

ryguytilidie's comment, in context, included this explanation: "PR stunts like this get people more interested in a great thing."

And yes, products which are new and different generally need good PR in order to be accepted by consumers. Quite a lot of the press is talking about this today, which is what Tesla hoped to achieve.

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