Does a Tesla need to refuel for 6 hours during endourance races? :D

[Greisen]

Hi dudes, was wondering something today. If u use a tesla during an endourance race.. Does it need to refuel? Cause as it takes 6 hours to refuel every 15 minuttes i might consider suicide

 

[Tireseas]

Teslas don't refuel at all during enduros as far as I know. Run out of juice and you're done

 

[knukken]

You have to leave the race if you want to "fill" it up again. Can´t charge the batteries while racing

 

[leexr2i]

What happens when you pit? Just tyres?? Anyone know how many lap of any track it can do?

 

[Willfred_1]

battery wont last long. 10 laps of tsukubsa drifting and its dead

 

[mrluckypants]

Teslas don't refuel at all during enduros as far as I know. Run out of juice and you're done

You have to leave the race if you want to "fill" it up again. Can´t charge the batteries while racing

battery wont last long. 10 laps of tsukubsa drifting and its dead

That is a serious problem, if only you could bring several cars and just change between themwhen they ran out of power. hmmm...💡

 

[starscream0206]

i thought the tesla was a gas/electric hybrid? (in real life)

 

[knukken]

Tesla is only electric. But it is very fun to drive and drift. On Tsukuba I can get 20 laps when drifting

 

[Mac K]

I'm gonna try it out, I'm curious to see how long it will take to run out

 

[Mac K]

I tried it last night, I managed 4 and a half Laps at La Sarthe until it ran out.. It's actually not a bad car to drive, a good learners car of you will. The acceleration is pretty quick as well

 

[Rit]

I tried it last night, I managed 4 and a half Laps at La Sarthe until it ran out.. It's actually not a bad car to drive, a good learners car of you will. The acceleration is pretty quick as well

Just wondering if you,or anyone, actually tried pitting with this car or does that not work?💡

 

[McClarenDesign]

This is precisely why I hope I never own an electric car in my lifetime. I don't know about anyone else, but I've been known to just hop in the car and drive, with no particular destination. With such a limited range, my options would be severly limited.

Electrics do more harm than good.

 

[Mac K]

Just wondering if you,or anyone, actually tried pitting with this car or does that not work?💡

No I didn't actually, I'll attempt it again tonight if I have time, but I'll pit this time.

 

[knukken]

It is possible to pit with electric cars, but only to change tyres, not charge the batteries

 

[Ecchi-BANZAII!!]

When in a downhill, let it charge.

 

[blootmens]

LOL, I want to see a one make race with Tesla cars and watch them all dropping out

 

[D00msday]

Does anyone got a time for how long the battery life is, rather than laps at various tracks?

 

[Neocodex]

Does anyone got a time for how long the battery life is, rather than laps at various tracks?

Its all dependent on speed, so there is no specific time.
Just like combustion cars, their fuel consumption is based on RPM over time.

 

[Bonzo]

Electrics do more harm than good.

How's that? The first electric cars couldn't go very far, the Tesla can go 300-something miles, and in the future, who knows? If more people embraced them, companies would build more for them. Like anything, demand is what allows new products. With fuel prices the way they are, it'd be nice just to plug in.

What harm do they do at all?

 

[Neocodex]

How's that? The first electric cars couldn't go very far, the Tesla can go 300-something miles, and in the future, who knows? If more people embraced them, companies would build more for them. Like anything, demand is what allows new products. With fuel prices the way they are, it'd be nice just to plug in.

What harm do they do at all?

The carbon footprint of an electric car is much higher then that of a petroleum burning one.

The batteries are extremely resource heavy to produce. The vehicles weight more and last only a fraction as long as regular cars. 1st generation Prius had a lifespan of something like 100,000 miles, and when the car is done, a huge amount of energy is required to destroy it.

A regular honda civic, after its lifespan of several decades is up, basically gets squashed into a metal brick and recycled. An electric car has to be taken apart, and its toxic batteries removed before its crushed.

reality is, you have to get your energy from somewhere. Gas burning vehicle engines are considerably efficient because they make the power they need on the spot.
For an electric car in the US, your energy has to be sent along transmission lines...these lines, over distance "leak" energy. That energy comes from powerplants, and in the US, the majority is from coal burning plants.

Sure electric is the way to go, right now the technology is not there.

Same with recycling. Should know that it takes more carbon to recycle paper then it does to plant and harvest new trees.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Why not have the option to swicth out the battery with a new one? Or is that difficult and time consuming?

 

[Bonzo]

The carbon footprint of an electric car is much higher then that of a petroleum burning one.

The batteries are extremely resource heavy to produce. The vehicles weight more and last only a fraction as long as regular cars. 1st generation Prius had a lifespan of something like 100,000 miles, and when the car is done, a huge amount of energy is required to destroy it.

A regular honda civic, after its lifespan of several decades is up, basically gets squashed into a metal brick and recycled. An electric car has to be taken apart, and its toxic batteries removed before its crushed.

reality is, you have to get your energy from somewhere. Gas burning vehicle engines are considerably efficient because they make the power they need on the spot.
For an electric car in the US, your energy has to be sent along transmission lines...these lines, over distance "leak" energy. That energy comes from powerplants, and in the US, the majority is from coal burning plants.

Sure electric is the way to go, right now the technology is not there.

Same with recycling. Should know that it takes more carbon to recycle paper then it does to plant and harvest new trees.

I did not know that. INteresting Info!

 

[popcorn]

It would be fun to have an online race in Teslas seeing who could go the farthest before running out of charge.

 

[Tornado]

1st generation Prius had a lifespan of something like 100,000 miles, and when the car is done, a huge amount of energy is required to destroy it.

This isn't quite accurate. After 100,000 miles in the 1st and 2nd generation Prius (possibly the 3rd and current generations as well, though their lifespan may be different), you had to replace the batteries, but the car would be fine after you did.

 

[knukken]

If I had the money, I would buy a Tesla Roadster! I can buy 2 Tesla, for the prize of 1 Camaro here... (T-700 000 nok, C-1 500 000 nok)

It would be fun with a online race with not just Tesla, but only electric road cars. Are there others than Tesla and i-miev? When I get online again, I´ll set up a room, if not any others do it before me

 

[TenEightyOne]

Does anyone got a time for how long the battery life is, rather than laps at various tracks?

No time - it depends on how much juice you take from the battery.

You can see it 'recharging' when you're on the brakes but you never regain all the energy, just a portion of the kinetic potential.

 

[mrluckypants]

The carbon footprint of an electric car is much higher then that of a petroleum burning one.

The batteries are extremely resource heavy to produce. The vehicles weight more and last only a fraction as long as regular cars. 1st generation Prius had a lifespan of something like 100,000 miles, and when the car is done, a huge amount of energy is required to destroy it.

A regular honda civic, after its lifespan of several decades is up, basically gets squashed into a metal brick and recycled. An electric car has to be taken apart, and its toxic batteries removed before its crushed.

reality is, you have to get your energy from somewhere. Gas burning vehicle engines are considerably efficient because they make the power they need on the spot.
For an electric car in the US, your energy has to be sent along transmission lines...these lines, over distance "leak" energy. That energy comes from powerplants, and in the US, the majority is from coal burning plants.

Sure electric is the way to go, right now the technology is not there.

Same with recycling. Should know that it takes more carbon to recycle paper then it does to plant and harvest new trees.

Finally, someone who has realized that electric and hybrid cars aren't the world savers they're supposed to be. Internal Combustion Forever!

 

[mrluckypants]

If I had the money, I would buy a Tesla Roadster! I can buy 2 Tesla, for the prize of 1 Camaro here... (T-700 000 nok, C-1 500 000 nok)

It would be fun with a online race with not just Tesla, but only electric road cars. Are there others than Tesla and i-miev? When I get online again, I´ll set up a room, if not any others do it before me

Citroen GT Concept is electric. Not to be confused with the V8 powered road and race cars.

 

[mrluckypants]

This isn't quite accurate. After 100,000 miles in the 1st and 2nd generation Prius (possibly the 3rd and current generations as well, though their lifespan may be different), you had to replace the batteries, but the car would be fine after you did.

but where do the batteries go...

 

[TB]

Take the blessings/evils of hybrid technology to the Opinions section, thanks.