https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/2/16842816/tesla-model-3-la-new-york-record-cannonball-run Tesla Model 3 driven from LA to New York in 50 hours Jan 2, 2018 Zac Estrada
[images https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/kA8GC1ijQb4E05f6i24Vqb6gT_0=/0x0:2048x1536/920x613/filters:focal(861x605:1187x931)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/58184811/DSWB4OaXcAAPLDF.0.jpg Alex Roy/Twitter shares https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144/status/947100045526142977 Alex Roy @AlexRoy144 How does a #Tesla #Model3 handle freezing temperatures? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSTGd0yUEAASIjM.jpg I shall be reporting soon! 7:40 AM - Dec 30, 2017 https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144/status/946738584291221504 Alex Roy @AlexRoy144 I can confirm that extreme cold negatively affects the #Tesla #Model3. Also, ME. 7:44 AM - Dec 29, 2017 https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144/status/947113180530135040 Alex Roy @AlexRoy144 The #Tesla #Model3 display is very well attached. Very. 8:32 AM - Dec 30, 2017 https://twitter.com/AlexRoy144/status/947306106866556928 Alex Roy @AlexRoy144 Does #Tesla have a preferred winter tire for the #Model3? 9:19 PM - Dec 30, 2017 ] Alex Roy sets another Cannonball Run record for an electric car The Tesla Model 3 may just now be leaving showrooms in significant numbers, but can claim a record figure: it was part of the quickest trip across the United States ever in an electric vehicle. Alex Roy, editor-at-large for The Drive who’s already driven Teslas on the same run in record-breaking time, completed this trip in the Model 3 in 50 hours, 16 minutes and 32 seconds. Roy left with the car’s owner, Daniel Zorrilla, from Redondo Beach, California just outside Los Angeles on December 28 and drove to a Manhattan parking garage not far from the Empire State Building. Not only did the time best what Roy and a team did in 2016 when they did the run using a Model S and Autopilot by about 5 hours, but it also beat a record set just last summer by friends Jordan Hart and Bradly D'Souza in a Model S 85D by more than an hour. Roy tweeted throughout the trip, often about the bitterly cold weather throughout much of the trip. Naturally, keeping the heater on would have a great effect on the range of the Model 3, and therefore their trip time. Still, it was also a test of how well the Model 3 would perform on a long trip, how it holds up in freezing temperatures, and how well Tesla’s Supercharger network holds up throughout the country (Roy and Zorrilla spent roughly $100 charging on the trip, for the record). But Roy’s run also served as a test for the quality of these early Model 3s, something that has been in serious doubts amid production problems and panel fit and reliability concerns of early cars. Despite low temperatures throughout much of the trip, Zorrilla’s Model 3 got to NYC. Look for Roy to detail the trip more soon. In the meantime, Tesla can probably rest a little easier now that the Model 3 is, 1.) getting to customers finally, and, 2.) can handle a harsh winter cross-country trip. [© 2018 Vox Media] + http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/hybrid-electric/a14511730/hundreds-of-model-3s-are-rolling-out-of-the-tesla-factory/ Hundreds of Model 3s Are Rolling Out of the Tesla Factory (v) Dec 28, 2017 Tesla has been hyping its Model 3 vehicles since they were announced in 2014 ... designed to be an affordable all-electric sedan ... approximately half a million pre-orders the company has so far … (Tesla Factory drone flyover) https://youtu.be/tfdEDr6k2Qc http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/porsches-electric-mission-e-tesla-fighter-will-be-offered-three-power-levels Porsche's electric Mission E Tesla fighter will be offered in three power levels Report: Porsche's first electric sedan will kick off range with 402 hp, stretch to 670 hp January 2, 2018 ... The fully electric sedan, due on sale in 2019, will likely be offered in Carrera, Carrera S and Turbo flavors, reflecting a performance ladder familiar to Porsche buyers rather than the presence of turbochargers ... the base 402-hp Mission E is expected to have a base price of $75,000 when it goes on sale in 2019 ... http://hanabi.autoweek.com/sites/default/files/styles/gen-1200-675/public/p15_0782_rgb_a4.jpg?itok=tobE8_fu For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
