Well I don’t think anyone is going to be driving a Cobra cross country but your point is noted.
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It is true that electrics are the future for the bulk of personal transportation. I wouldn't agree the tech is ahead of gas though. It's still pretty far behind. It's all about energy density and the ability to rapidly transfer that energy. Both a Tesla and my Dodge can drive 300+ miles and run 11 second quarter miles. The difference is that I can go from depleted to full capacity in a couple minutes. We don't have the ability to shove that much energy into a battery that fast, because the technology simply isn't there yet. Not to mention, 18.5 gallons of gas is a lot lighter and takes up a lot less space than a 100kWh battery pack. Where electric beats ICE (Internal Combustion Engines) is in energy conversion efficiency. That Tesla 100kWh battery is equivalent to about 3 gallons of gas.I’m just stating the obvious. Electric vehicles are coming and aren’t going anywhere. I’m not saying they are the best solution and certainly not less detrimental to the environment.
But in the comparison above a Tesla plaid at $130k vs a Bugatti Chiron at $2m reinforces my point. Electric technology is far ahead of gas in terms of performance at a much lower price point.
Well call me, old fashioned, set in my ways, hard headed and even closed minded. I have driven a high end Tesla that flew like a bat out of hell......but it was just not my cup of tea, brand of whiskey or whatever statement you like. As far as my likes, well first I love the look of a V8 sitting under the hood, even in factory color/trim, over a bank of batteries any day. I love the sound of a throated exhaust system screaming out the tones of power. I love the feel of shifting a standard transmission, powering through the gears while watching the tach/speedometer chasing each other to the other side of 0. I love the rumble of a hot cam while sitting at a light. These things are what make the muscle car what it is....a charge to the senses. None of these will ever come out of an electric car. Yes, as in the Electric Shelby Cobra, you have the wrapper just not the other things that make it what it was meant to be. Yes, the electric vehicles of the world will come, and there are those who will embrace them. To each their own!! As for me, I wish they would leave such a fine example of what a muscle car is alone!! This of course is just my humble opinion.
Tesla on the highway is at a distinct disadvantage - the motors are pretty far on the down slope of their efficiency curve. I ran a P90d Model S from a dig in my old 2016 Camaro SS. He drug me bad out of the hole, by 90mph I caught back up and passed him.We all know what happened to the dinosaurs!
I was on the highway yesterday when a Tesla pulled up aside me (I moved over to allow traffic to merge out).
The driver floored it, and it was gone in a shot! I have seen electric cars accelerate before, but this one simply took off like a rocket!
Ain't no combustion engine going to complete with the torque of an electric engine.
They will make a lot of noise and smoke; but when it comes to performance, they will be seriously outgunned!
So for those who cling to the past, enjoy being embarrassingly smoked by electric sedans driven by millennials!
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He edited it, after my post.In heaven there is no beer. That's why we drink it here.
We all know what happened to the dinosaurs!
I was on the highway yesterday when a Tesla pulled up aside me (I moved over to allow traffic to merge out).
The driver floored it, and it was gone in a shot! I have seen electric cars accelerate before, but this one simply took off like a rocket!
Ain't no combustion engine going to complete with the torque of an electric engine.
They will make a lot of noise and smoke; but when it comes to performance, they will be seriously outgunned!
So for those who cling to the past, enjoy being embarrassingly smoked by electric sedans driven by millennials!
Tesla on the highway is at a distinct disadvantage - the motors are pretty far on the down slope of their efficiency curve. I ran a P90d Model S from a dig in my old 2016 Camaro SS. He drug me bad out of the hole, by 90mph I caught back up and passed him.
That gap is gone today when comparing the latest EV tech…
Tesla’s new motors pull hard at high speeds despite only having one effective gear. And some carmakers are using gearboxes with multiple gear ratios to counteract.
There isn’t a performance gas car that can touch a performance electric car in acceleration through 160mph.
I’m not saying one is better than the other.
It just is what it is.
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