new EV world record, 0-60 in 0.9 seconds!

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09-12-23, 04:39 PM

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I didn’t say it’s as good as it gets but its all trivial.
Its computer driving you not the other way around.

Go launch a manual car to 0-60 if you want to prove something. Like i said, everyone can dunk like MJ in a computer game.

Lol right on que! I love your speeches, seriously. Keep it real brother, that's all I ask 😁

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09-12-23, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RNM GS3

I didn’t say it’s as good as it gets but its all trivial.
Its computer driving you not the other way around.

Go launch a manual car to 0-60 if you want to prove something. Like i said, everyone can dunk like MJ in a computer game.

The bolded statement is substantially true for every single car on the market, regardless of drivetrain or transmission.

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09-12-23, 05:08 PM

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Its all just software.
EV acceleration is like dunking a basketball in a video game.
Model S can do it in 2sec, im sure next one can do it in 1.5sec.
At a certain point, these numbers are just not that important. Anything under 4 seconds is really fast.

i think bolded part is important because these cars have become missiles and NO ONE on a public road should be allowed to accelerate 0-60 in under 2 seconds imo. their reaction time wouldn't be sufficient if anyone or anything suddenly appeared in their path. they'd be road pizza.

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09-12-23, 05:14 PM

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i think bolded part is important because these cars have become missiles and NO ONE on a public road should be allowed to accelerate 0-60 in under 2 seconds imo. their reaction time wouldn't be sufficient if anyong or anything suddenly appeared in their path. they'd be road pizza.

This won't become the norm. Everyday EV'S will mostly be limited to just under 5 seconds or above. Just like in the ice world, 10 seconds or less cars will be limited to sports cars and exotics and priced beyond the means of normal people. Most EV'S today except a few are limited to 0 to 60 in 4 seconds or more

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09-12-23, 05:25 PM

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Just like in the ice world, 10 seconds or less cars will be limited to sports cars and exotics and priced beyond the means of normal people.

i think you're referring to quarter mile in this part. and 0-60 in the rest?

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09-12-23, 05:51 PM

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i think you're referring to quarter mile in this part. and 0-60 in the rest?

Yes, that's correct. A 10 second 0 to 60 is SLOW, but a 10 second quarter mile is fast

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09-12-23, 07:16 PM

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Go launch a manual car to 0-60 if you want to prove something. Like i said, everyone can dunk like MJ in a computer game.

i don't think this was ever meant to be a test of driver skill, just a fun engineering exercise... and i always have the capacity to appreciate a fun engineering exercise lol