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Tesla Roadster Runs For 241 Miles In E-Rally

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the squeezing-a-battery-until-it-cries dept.

N!NJA writes with the mention of a recent alternative energies rally where the Tesla Roadster managed to cover 241 miles on a single charge, with another 38 miles of juice still left in the battery. "That would give the Roadster a theoretical maximum touring range of nearly 280 miles — 36 miles more than Tesla itself reckons the car will cover on a charge. If the numbers stand up to official scrutiny, Tesla will hold the world record for the longest distance traveled by a production electric car on a single charge. Of course, it should be pointed out that the Tesla was driven by a company staffer doubtless practiced in eking out every last mile from a charge, and that the speeds averaged on the run were hardly blistering — 90kph (56mph) on the motorways, 60kph (37mph) on trunk roads and 30kph (19) in the mountain roads. Tesla reckon the average speed for the entire journey was 45kph (28mph)."

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  1. Very promising! by Un+pobre+guey · · Score: 3, Funny
    Sounds almost like a regular car. I congratulate them.

    Does anyone know how likely the batteries are to catch fire or explode? Imagine a gigantic cell phone or laptop battery blowing up. Yikes!

    1. Re:Very promising! by Narpak · · Score: 3, Funny

      If we are allowed to chose between existing products and future imagined products then I want a anti-gravity pod that can teleport and is fuelled by love and gravy.

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    2. Re:Very promising! by MasterOfDisaster · · Score: 2, Funny

      While an anti-gravity pod fulled by love and gravy would be nice, I'll be buying the model that's powered by animosity and trans-fats. Sure, it's not as nice to look at, but you can refuel in many more locations.

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  2. simply amazing! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...and I can't get my Roomba to clean my living room without running out charge!

  3. Re:Great by Samschnooks · · Score: 2, Funny

    Time for the miracle of mass production and economies of scale.

    Yes, for another brand. Tesla, I believe, will be a luxury sports car brand in the spirit of Ferrari. Meaning, technology developed for and by the luxury brand will then be perfected and moved to a grocery getter brand, maybe, the "Maxwell" or better yet, the "Edison" brand of cars.

  4. What's the recharge time? by The+Second+Horseman · · Score: 3, Funny

    My Honda Civic refuels in about a minute and a half, and I can get well over 400 miles on a tank on the highway. Just sayin'.

  5. Re:Cool, it practically pays for itself by kkrajewski · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't have that problem with my bike so I have an advantage when accelerating from zero.

    Actually, that's only because they didn't know you were racing. Yeah, you're That Guy. Congrats.