Remember the episode where they filled up a few supercars with a gallon of fuel and did a race? How early they stopped? I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't have reached the manufacturers figures either, if the tank would have been full.
The Tesla does reach quite a distance. It uses power when it accelerates and when you break it regains power. Problem is: Clarkson was accelerating a lot, and he was doing drifts. Which means high power consumption without gaining speed, losing speed by sliding around instead of breaking. That is probably the worst case scenario short of burnouts and doughnuts.
They drove it 45 miles, but it wasn't out of charge. Then the pushed it into the garage to "simulate" what would happen if it did actually run out of charge.
In upcoming episodes I understand they plan to "simulate" what happens when a regular car gets a flat, and what happens when you run out of petrol. (Spoiler: the car stops!)
@Darwin - Hilarious ! I don't understand why people are so against EVs.
Mr S. is correct. The harder you use a car, the less miles it will go.
Personally, I like the newer - yet to be released vehicle - Model S. I like the option of the number of miles you would like to go on a specific charge. I think that will help people to get over the mileage hump.
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Did you watch top gear season 12
they tested the Tesla and it only lasted 45 miles
On their track, without telling you how the test was performed.
Plus... you know... it's Top Gear.
That was all staged, it was debunked and the BBC + Top Gear ended up removing the video.
Ahem...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/24/jeremy-clarkson-top-gear-tesla-electric-car
"Programme-makers instead showed it slowing down to illustrate what would happen when the car did run out of charge."
Remember the episode where they filled up a few supercars with a gallon of fuel and did a race? How early they stopped? I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't have reached the manufacturers figures either, if the tank would have been full.
The Tesla does reach quite a distance. It uses power when it accelerates and when you break it regains power. Problem is: Clarkson was accelerating a lot, and he was doing drifts. Which means high power consumption without gaining speed, losing speed by sliding around instead of breaking. That is probably the worst case scenario short of burnouts and doughnuts.
They drove it 45 miles, but it wasn't out of charge. Then the pushed it into the garage to "simulate" what would happen if it did actually run out of charge.
In upcoming episodes I understand they plan to "simulate" what happens when a regular car gets a flat, and what happens when you run out of petrol. (Spoiler: the car stops!)
@Darwin - Hilarious ! I don't understand why people are so against EVs.
Mr S. is correct. The harder you use a car, the less miles it will go.
Personally, I like the newer - yet to be released vehicle - Model S. I like the option of the number of miles you would like to go on a specific charge. I think that will help people to get over the mileage hump.