Tesla Roadster vs Tesla Roadster drag racing - Page 4

James · 08-12-2009, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DrComputer

James, I do hope you know I was joking about making the Foundry cables. But is good to hear that the production process is going well.

I need to use more smiley faces in my posts. I knew you were joking.

WiredChuck · 08-13-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by James

August 7th, 2009 at Pacific Raceways near Seattle...
Tesla Roadster Sport in the foreground...

Image by ScottFe

More pictures and videos to come and will be posted in this thread.

Hi James... my name is Chuck Squatriglia; I'm the editor of Wired.com's automotive / transportation blog Autopia. We're going to do a post about this with one of the YouTube videos and link back to the TMC. Is it OK to use that photo to illustrate the post (assuming it's your photo)? Please let me know via email at chuck_squatriglia@wired.com

Thanks!

DaveD · 08-13-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WiredChuck

Is it OK to use that photo to illustrate the post (assuming it's your photo)? Please let me know via email at chuck_squatriglia@wired.com

It's ScottFe's photo. I'll contact him and let him know you're asking.

I recall that Scott is traveling, so there may be a short delay before he gets in touch.

James · 08-13-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveD

It's ScottFe's photo. I'll contact him and let him know you're asking.

I recall that Scott is traveling, so there may be a short delay before he gets in touch.

I already provided the info via email to Chuck.

ChrisC · 09-07-2009, 02:24 PM

This seems as good a thread as any to stick this in ...

In Friday's email newsletter from Tesla, they said:

"Here's a curious bit of data for budget-conscious drag racers or anyone interested in EV efficiency: Each quarter-mile run in a Roadster Sport costs eight to 16 cents if you're burning up the track and trying to set new records. By contrast, a quarter-mile sprint at similar speeds in a conventional gas guzzler would cost $5 to $26 per sprint, based on current gasoline prices."

Can someone explain how a sprint in a "conventional gas guzzler" would consume anywhere close to that much resource? The only way I can imagine it is if you're amortizing the cost of the car (and abuse to the car) into those sprint costs, and even then you'd better be doing the same with the Roadster.

More likely, a math-challenged marketing person misunderstood what someone told them.

James · 09-07-2009, 03:17 PM

They are referring to the high octane fuel that some of those dragsters use. It can cost up to $15 to $20 per gallon. The can easily consume 1 to 1.5 gallons per run down the 1/4 mile.

ChrisC · 09-08-2009, 05:54 PM

Well, it still seems like a dubious comparison to make. The Tesla Roadster is NOT beating the top fuel dragsters, not by a long shot. So don't compare the resource cost to them. Tesla can win on so many arguments, they don't need to resort to losers like this one.

And thanks James :)

donauker · 09-09-2009, 06:42 AM

ChrisC, the high end of the quoted costs may be a bit high but they are nowhere close to top fuel dragsters! Fuel costs alone per run can be close to $200, tires only last 4 to 6 runs and of course a complete engine rebuild per run at some varying number of $1000s of parts. (engine cost of $50,000)