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EdwardHeisler

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New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range, $200,000
By: Steven Ewing, Managing Editor   
Motor1.com

And it's apparently coming in 2020.

Following the reveal of the Tesla Semi tonight, Elon Musk pulled out a huge surprise: the new Roadster. Yes, the Tesla Roadster is back, and we'll apparently see it on the road sometime in 2020. The performance is said to be absolutely staggering. Whether or not it's worth the hype, well, we'll leave that up to you. But these preliminary details indicate something super cool is on the way.

Let's cut right to the chase:
◦7,376 pound-feet of torque. Yes, you read that correctly.
◦0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, making it the quickest production car in the world.
◦0-100 mph in 4.2 seconds.
◦Quarter mile in 8.8 seconds, which beats every other production car.
◦250+ mph top speed.
◦620 miles of highway range.

As Elon points out, according to this data, you'll be able to drive the new Roadster from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back on one charge, at highway speeds. And by the way, these numbers are only for the prototype car shown tonight. The production car could be even quicker, with more range, and a higher top end. We'll believe it when we see it, of course, but man, that's incredible.

The new Roadster will use three electric motors – one in the front and two in the back – giving it through-the-road all-wheel drive. The incredible power comes courtesy of a 250-kilowatt-hour battery. True to its name, you'll be able to remove the roof. And for added practicality, it'll seat four people... well, okay, two and some grocery bags.

Want one? You'll need $50,000 to reserve one, and the base price will be $200,000. Or you can be one of 1,000 people to order a Founders Series car, which costs a full $250,000, right up front.

SpaceNut

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

Low volume sales with those prices....bad credit no credit car salemen ads are if you make $350 a week you can get a loan for under $30,000 so you are going to need a bigger wallet before thinking about getting one.

EdwardHeisler

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

This is a car for those who don't even bother to ask what the price of the Roadster is.   That doesn't matter for the top 1%.

For me and most of us we can only wish.   I'd buy one for certain if I was insanely rich like the Trumps or Clintons.

It's a really cool car and I bet would be fun to drive. 

Three people my wife works with recently got their Tesla 3's.    I went for a ride with one of the owners and it was an incredible experience.

Using the touch screen was amazing.    My wife also went for a half hour cruise in the Tesla.   Now she wants to get one and we just recently bought a Chevy Impala which we both really like.

There isn't any doubt in my mind that gas driven cars and trucks are going the way of the horse and buggy.   And that's going to happen a lot sooner than many people think.   It's likely that in 10 years most cars and trucks in use will be electric.  And Tesla will probably be the major international manufacturer selling millions wordlwide every year.

Anyone on this board can probably go on a Tesla test drive.    Just go to your nearest Tesla dealer. They will probably give you a demonstration ride if they believe you are really interested in possibly buying one, if not now, sometime in the near future.   Check it out.

See what the future is like, the future is now!

RobertDyck

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

Beautiful car, but to be blunt, will it survive winter in my city? It gets cold here, there's usually 2 weeks in winter when the daytime high doesn't get above -20°C (-4°F); real temperature, not including windchill. In 2013 weather set a new record: 90 days straight where the daytime high was below that. Overnight low can get down to -40°C (-40°F), the only temperature where Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same. Old lithium-ion batteries from the 1990s would be destroyed by storing them in temperatures below -20°C. New batteries are better; I read lithium-nickel-oxide can not only survive but can provide power down to -50°C. That's colder than my city has ever been, but expect battery capacity to diminish when chilled close to the absolute limit. I saw an interview with Elon Musk where he said Tesla batteries are lithium-nickel-graphite. I haven't been able to get spec's on that. That chemistry doesn't appear to match any battery manufacturer's website. So can this car survive winter in my city?

Related question: How will it produce heat for passengers in winter?

EdwardHeisler

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

Related question: How will it produce heat for passengers in winter?

Only if the battery catches on fire!

That's a joke.

Don't know the answers to your questions.   I've listed all the stores in Canada.  Nothing in your area. 

Noticed you just had a tornado northwest of you!  Sorry to hear one person died.   Aren't tornados unusual in your area?   

I had a friend many years ago who worked on the CN railroad in Winnipeg.  His name is Jack Pickett and he was a local union officer in the United Transportation Union which represented train crews.   We corresponded a lot and met at a railroad union conference held in Kenora, Ontario.   I've never been to Winnipeg.

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louis

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

I agree the electric vehicle revolution is going to happen a lot sooner than people think - either through improvements in battery storage or the creation of electric roads.

I think the most remarkable thing about the roadster is the range - 620 miles...even if you lopped off 25% of that as being a non-heavy load or atypical performance (no air con, no stuck in traffic, not using your wipers etc) it would still be over 450 miles which is very impressive. Perhaps that is of most relevance to Mars because exploration Rovers ideally could do with that sort of range.

This is a car for those who don't even bother to ask what the price of the Roadster is.   That doesn't matter for the top 1%.

For me and most of us we can only wish.   I'd buy one for certain if I was insanely rich like the Trumps or Clintons.

It's a really cool car and I bet would be fun to drive. 

Three people my wife works with recently got their Tesla 3's.    I went for a ride with one of the owners and it was an incredible experience.

Using the touch screen was amazing.    My wife also went for a half hour cruise in the Tesla.   Now she wants to get one and we just recently bought a Chevy Impala which we both really like.

There isn't any doubt in my mind that gas driven cars and trucks are going the way of the horse and buggy.   And that's going to happen a lot sooner than many people think.   It's likely that in 10 years most cars and trucks in use will be electric.  And Tesla will probably be the major international manufacturer selling millions wordlwide every year.

Anyone on this board can probably go on a Tesla test drive.    Just go to your nearest Tesla dealer. They will probably give you a demonstration ride if they believe you are really interested in possibly buying one, if not now, sometime in the near future.   Check it out.

See what the future is like, the future is now!

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RobertDyck

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Re: New Tesla Roadster: 0-60 In 1.9 Seconds, 620-Mile Range Coming in 2020

Oh, right. Now design an off-road vehicle with high-tech materials and off-road speed (much faster than MSL/MER but much slower than a Roadster), and 1,000km one-way range in real life conditions. I doubt it's a coincidence that Roadster can do 1,000km.