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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Dec 3, '13 From Missourah Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
If you haven't seen www.Teslamotors.com , well wtf is wrong with you?
First they made the roadster(with a Lotus body) and then they started making this 4door sedan the model S. the newest one, the Model X, looks kinda like an SUV with gull-wing doors that you could open even if you were parked 6" away from another car. anyway , you can get this one in AWD, it has two motors, one in front and one in back - 0-60 in less than 5 seconds. so naturally what I want to do is figure out how to swap this system into a Celica ![]() for those of you who still doubt the capabilities of the electric car, Know that an electric motor does not have a torque "curve" . it has a constant torque, full torque even at 1rpm. many of the models do not use a multi gear transmission, they are direct drive, you just smash the pedal and spin it up all the way. if you haven't seen this it's a video of a concept car (not a Tesla) but has the same type of motor with a lightweight tube frame. 11 sec 1/4 mile , watch him Smoke a Porsche and Ferrari http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXqYbNEiW0Y the only thing really holding it back it the battery technology, and that is only a matter of time. -------------------- Bust a Deal; Face the Wheel.
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Aug 5, '09 From West Texas, USA Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) ![]() |
That sound like it would be a horrible god awful project. It spins interesting but sounds terrible. Tesla's are cool and I respect them but I wouldn't own one.
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