Just because Teslas can (but beware the reputation)

[ACarneiro]

I think someone had tested this in Germany and that was their conclusion as well....
Provided you can drive at 100mph+ most of the way and have superchargers en route, of course

 

[Drew57]

Surprisingly, so long as there are Superchargers readily available, this isn't necessarily the case! You can charge at a Supercharger very much faster than you can drive so it is technically feasible to arrive quicker by driving faster... more of a thought experiment ... don't do it ... but I tried settings on Abetterrouteplanner and it appears to be true .. 95mph down the M74- M6 with 2 short SC stops is faster than 70mph with only 1 !

Sometimes works with tyres in F1 as well.

 

[nxsynjs]

I think someone had tested this in Germany and that was their conclusion as well....
Provided you can drive at 100mph+ most of the way and have superchargers en route, of course

You'd need to have an average speed of that, not peaks. Maybe if you drove at 2 am but I know it's hard to maintain an average of 70mph over any real distance in the UK. 15 years ago (prior to speed camera infestation) I'd sometimes need to go into the office 68 miles away, with all but 2 miles on the motorway. I only managed to average 70mph twice with every other average being less than that, and also I was travelling outside of rush hour.

 

[Exy1]

Can confirm I am a bell-end Audi driver and have ordered a Tesla.

They do say that admitting you have a problem is the first step,,,,,,,

P.S. don't forget to tick 'indicators' in the options list

 

[btc1k]

They do say that admitting you have a problem is the first step,,,,,,,

P.S. don't forget to tick 'indicators' in the options list

My indicators work fine, i thought that was BMW’s?

 

[Tes1aFanBoy]

We've been judging books by their covers ever since and that's not about to change. I suspect the probability of boy racer types are more in the minority for Tesla than they are for other comparable priced manufacturers.

 

[Exy1]

My indicators work fine, i thought that was BMW’s?

Audi is the thinking man's BMW, but must not be ordered with indicators to remain authentic.

After all why indicate sure everyone should know where you are going.

 

[ACarneiro]

Audi is the thinking man's BMW, but must not be ordered with indicators to remain authentic.

After all why indicate sure everyone should know where you are going.

And if they don’t know, they bloody well should
<mumble> God damn, riffraff </mumble>

 

[Mattallica]

And if they don’t know, they bloody well should
<mumble> God damn, riffraff </mumble>

I thought the bigger issue is that you never need to indicate because you should be driving so fast that nobody could possibly hope to focus on a blur?

 

[btc1k]

Audi is the thinking man's BMW, but must not be ordered with indicators to remain authentic.

After all why indicate sure everyone should know where you are going.

Past them, as fast as possible.

 

[Drew57]

No indicators because most have front fog lights permanently blazing?

 

[Rooster6655]

The only reason people will say this is because on the rare occasion someone sees a Tesla (Compared to other cars) then they remember the actions more, it will change as more people get the Model 3 and also get bored/accidents/tickets.

 

[shieldsbrown]

I wouldn't sweat it too much.

I've ridden motorcycles my whole life. Fast ones, slow ones, big, small, pavement, dirt, etc... There are stigmas that come with every single one. When I'm on my fast bike, I use up that performance and enjoy it. My logic is, if I'm not putting anyone else in danger or harassing anyone (I'm not the harassing type), I largely feel like they can go pound sand.

It is an interesting point of view though. I live in a very rural area. For whatever reason, I get harassment by guys in rusty pickup trucks pretty often. Couldn't tell you why. I just ignore them.

Be careful! Remember what happened to Peter Fonda in easy Rider!

 

[nxsynjs]

This appeared on a facebook feed.. soooo funny