First Tesla Sedan Test Drive

12 responses to “First Tesla Sedan Test Drive”

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   humorous soup

   Mar 27, 2009 at 7:56 am

   Looks interesting to drive

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2. 

   Doug_Dirac_Delta

   Mar 27, 2009 at 8:45 am

   Hey Steve,
   It was great meeting you. Really enjoyed our chat.

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3. 

   PhOtOnQuAnTiQuE

   Mar 27, 2009 at 9:19 am

   "One was the Internet, one was clean energy and one was space.
   I could either watch it happen, or be part of it."

   Elon Musk

   ; ) M.Bondvetson ; )

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   ideastoday

   Mar 27, 2009 at 3:31 pm

   Any horsepower numbers you’d be willing to share? 😉

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5. 

   nhr

   Mar 27, 2009 at 4:43 pm

   > The handling is unlike anything I have felt, given the low center of gravity (batteries and motor are below the wheel line).

   Intriguing. The geometry and relative movement of a car’s suspension arms create an instantaneous axis of rotation that is quasi parallel to the car’s longitudinal axis — the "roll" axis.

   When the center of gravity is located above the roll axis — which is almost always the case with a road-going car, — the centrifugal force in a curve tends to tilt the car outwards.

   With speedboats, however, the center of gravity is often below the roll axis. In curves, the centrifugal force will pull the center of gravity outwards, which means that the boat’s cabin will tilt inwards.

   It would be interesting to watch a Tesla S negotiating a curve at high speed, to see in which direction it tilts…

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6. 

   Todd Huffman

   Mar 27, 2009 at 8:13 pm

   Lovely car. Looking forward to driving one.

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7. 

   TEG2

   Mar 27, 2009 at 10:38 pm

   # ideastoday wrote:
   ## "Any horsepower numbers you’d be willing to share? 😉 "

   It is published… 402hp (300kW)
   http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesla-model-s-whitestar/2478-mode...

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8. 

   ideastoday

   Mar 27, 2009 at 10:58 pm

   Thank you.

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9. 

   drona

   Mar 28, 2009 at 5:37 am

   Can’t wait…

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10. 

    true777

    Mar 28, 2009 at 7:53 am

    It looks gorgeous. Much more elegant/Maserati looking than the roadster with its Lotus look. And it’s a family car! I love it, would like to test drive one. 2011 is a long way out, though.

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11. 

    brian Braun

    Mar 28, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    you my friend are The Man. freak this is cool.

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12. 

    caitlinburke

    Mar 29, 2009 at 2:47 am

    batteries and motor are below the wheel line

    Neat!

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