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Old 12-23-2018, 03:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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A Tesla Won A Race...

And what a race it was... The 24 hours of Oschersleben, open to roadworthy EVs only. Free recharging at 22 kW rate.

https://electrek.co/2018/12/23/tesla...electric-race/

And the winner was ... an original Tesla Roadster!
Helped no doubt by its low profile, low weight and Lotus chassis.
This was the car of which Top Gear said it was no good at the race track, and now it won a 24 hour race.
Rocket boosters?

Of course, limiting the charge rate to 22kW meant cars spent almost as much time recharging as driving round the track. Nor did anyone drive particularly fast.
As if a bunch of ecomodders were going round

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