On Nov 30th, the fastest production electric vehicles in the U.S. went head-to-head. While their first meeting had a number of issues, most notably the underfilled Tango battery pack, and the Tesl...
On Nov 30th, the fastest production electric vehicles in the U.S. went head-to-head. While their first meeting had a number of issues, most notably the underfilled Tango battery pack, and the Tesla's non-upgraded drivetrain, the 1/4 mile time is quite close and indicative of races to come.
In this race, the Tango got 92.15mph in 14.480 seconds, beating its 14.7 "dial" handicap and thus losing the competition; the Tesla got 101.23mph in 14.666 seconds, slower than its 14.5 "dial" handicap and allowing it to proceed to the next round. (Two rounds later, the Tango's driver got behind the wheel of the Tesla and also beat its "dial" handicap... and thus lost!)
Epilogue: the cars compete in different voltage classes, and thus both were able to set NEDRA records for fastest production electric vehicle that day. See http://www.nedra.com/record_holders.html The previosu NEDRA record for production electric vehicle was the GM EV-1, at 16.26 seconds and 78.76mph
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Pretty funny. But, the Tesla was hardly accelerating from the stop. Instead, the tesla kind of inched forward while the "cube" accelerated at maximum. This was probably for a laugh. Very funny indeed...
tango did amazing on the roll cage, acceleration, handing, etc. But how can a car that good look so fugly?!?! the design needs some serious fixing. as well as the price.
Do no be fooled by numerical statistics alone. Its may be safer in regards to roll cage (who gives a shit) but it could roll longer as well. Smashing many cars before it slows down. Hurray for the driver! SOL for all those in its path.
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