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Ciaopec
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Tam
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Unless, of course if you are John & Jill Glenney who were the first Tesla owners to do that but in reverse in the good old days of 2014:
First Across the US by Supercharger
hockeythug
Active Member
I would tell Tesla to get lost if they came after me for posting on the internet about it. Must have been an employee.
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Model 3 is a beast when it comes to charging. Check out the SOC versus the rate they're getting versus the vehicle's energy consumption:
Model 3 Owners Club on Twitter
Maybe that's an anomaly. If not.... *wow*. Way better than the press kit suggested. I think we all assumed the press kit was for starting at 0% SOC, but maybe not.
Model 3 Owners Club on Twitter
Maybe that's an anomaly. If not.... *wow*. Way better than the press kit suggested. I think we all assumed the press kit was for starting at 0% SOC, but maybe not.
whitex
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It lasts for 52hrs means it's realiable?
Almost nonstop driving. Components heat up. Charge-drive-drain-charge rinse repeat with not even a minute for the components to cool down.It lasts for 52hrs means it's realiable?
Garlan Garner
Banned
No...that's next month.Did the car drive itself?
Elon said it.....so...... it must be coming true.
whitex
Well-Known Member
That's a pretty low bar you have for EV's if a 52hr trip without breaking down s considered a noteworthy accomplishment. I'd venture to guess that pretty much any new ICE car can do that today and no manufacturer would tout that as something special. Just my opinion.
Transcontinental Drivers Association's Facebook page took down the story.....sighting no evidence. Records like this require tons of evidence. Furthermore, it's not a cannonball record, unless it's from the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach Ca to Red Ball Garage in NYC. This Model 3 left from Manhattan Beach with would require it to be handicapped since their are less red lights to get to the freeway than Redondo Beach.
While that handicap may seem trivial to the general public, it's not to the team whom currently holds the record in the Model S set in July 2017. The Model S drivers (Jordan Hart and Bradley D'Souza) left from the correct start and finish points.They also supplied an overwhelming amount of evidence need to prove their claim.
Our team currently hold the Guinness Record for shortest charging time coast to coast, Deena Mastracci and I hold the Double Transcontinental EV Record, and we previously set the EV Cannonball record from LA To NYC twice (2015 & 2016), as well as the first to set the semi autonomous EV record from LA to NYC. So I kinda know little about this topic.
I'm not saying the Model 3 driver didn't do it....I'm saying where is the evidence? Where is the "Truth in Journalism"? Journalists need to interview some people that currently hold the record, get some insight, and above all vet these stories before publishing them.
Carl Reese
Multiple Guinness & World Record Holder
Carl Reese (driver) - Wikipedia
Carl Reese – Los Angeles to New York City Electric Vehicle Record • Los Angeles to New York City Motorcycle Record • Los Angeles to New York City Autonomous Electric Vehicle Record • Los Angeles to Double Transcontinental EV Record • Guinness Book of World Record Holder
While that handicap may seem trivial to the general public, it's not to the team whom currently holds the record in the Model S set in July 2017. The Model S drivers (Jordan Hart and Bradley D'Souza) left from the correct start and finish points.They also supplied an overwhelming amount of evidence need to prove their claim.
Our team currently hold the Guinness Record for shortest charging time coast to coast, Deena Mastracci and I hold the Double Transcontinental EV Record, and we previously set the EV Cannonball record from LA To NYC twice (2015 & 2016), as well as the first to set the semi autonomous EV record from LA to NYC. So I kinda know little about this topic.
I'm not saying the Model 3 driver didn't do it....I'm saying where is the evidence? Where is the "Truth in Journalism"? Journalists need to interview some people that currently hold the record, get some insight, and above all vet these stories before publishing them.
Carl Reese
Multiple Guinness & World Record Holder
Carl Reese (driver) - Wikipedia
Carl Reese – Los Angeles to New York City Electric Vehicle Record • Los Angeles to New York City Motorcycle Record • Los Angeles to New York City Autonomous Electric Vehicle Record • Los Angeles to Double Transcontinental EV Record • Guinness Book of World Record Holder
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In terms of the number of charging stations, you need to take into account that the Model 3 has significantly longer range than the 85D used in the previous record (probably longer range than the 100D). I don’t know whether it makes it possible or not, but it seems logical that the 3 will require less charging stations than the S.
I think the story should be pulled from Teslarati until the evidence is presented and verified. Otherwise its an injustice to the current record holder. You can't make a world record claim then go "dark". Like everyone else you must present your evidence to the world to be scrutinized. Again, I'm not saying the model 3 didn't set a new record, i'm just saying the press should not be putting it out there until someone has looked thru the evidence.
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DrivingTheFuture
Member
That's not accurate.... I set the new record a few months ago with Bradly D'Souza....
Two guys did a coast-to-coast ‘Cannonball Run’ in a Tesla Model S for a new record
Also... This current "record breaker" has provided no definitive proof ... Meanwhile we have gobs of it online in a Dropbox folder.
Tam
Well-Known Member
Sorry. The article's date on Bradly D'Souza's and your record is off by 2 years.
That's quite sloppy and I agree that current media coverage for Model 3 record is premature pending on definite proof.
Thanks for the correction.
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