Tesla Killer?

[Bill Price]

https://www.motortrend.com/news/che...A92D4DB26996E126522EAB2C8C7A99121BBA0FE6E18CC

 

[dark cloud]

I would love to see someone attempt to drive that thing in the snow.

 

[Dameon]

Without all the facts, I won't go into technical details, but I have some high level thoughts:

1) This is a purpose built, one off, vehicle. You couldn't easily drive that to Subway and back for lunch... snow or otherwise.

2) GM is just playing. Testing the waters because they know they are way behind and this small bit of press coverage buys them time to say "we're looking into what the electric car of the future GM could be".

3) Those seem like disappointing numbers (10.03 @ 138) for an "800 hp" car that's probably stripped to the bone (i.e. light) and is running purpose built tires front and back. Especially when a bone stock P100D on factory tires can run 10.4 at ~4300 pounds.

To answer the thread title: not yet

 

[bro1999]

Chevrolet eCOPO Camaro Pops an Electric Wheelie on Its First Pass! - Motor Trend

It killed the previous record of fastest 1/4 mile by an EV, which WAS held by a Tesla P100DL.

 

[Russell]

It killed the previous record of fastest 1/4 mile by an EV, which WAS held by a Tesla P100DL.

The P100DL is a 4-door, 5+2 seater, 100kWh production car with street tires that can make multiple drag runs and be driven home afterwards. According to the article, the eCOPO is a dragster with drag slicks, that "... uses a 32-kW-hr battery pack with enough juice for three full-burst launches." In other words you have to tow it home.

I would be nice if someone does a 1/4 mile run with a P100DL with slicks.

 

[Bill Price]

I think you meant "it"? However, even if you could fit slicks on all four wheel wells, it would be surreal to see my P100D with slick all around!

 

[dipper]

Anything in the “future” can be a “x” killer. Look at all the Prius fanboys. They said for years there is no such thing as a “Prius” killer. We’re they ever wrong. Even some of their fanboys became Tesla owners.

The most important thing is, the superior product must evolve or die. That is what scares me with Elon Musk. He thinks he know everything and better than everyone..... and that usually is a first sign of failure..... just like Cook living off Steve Jobs’ inventions.... Apple not a leader of anything ever since Jobs past away. Even their fanboys are seeing Apple trying to leach money from them.... and not buying.

 

[Dameon]

It killed the previous record of fastest 1/4 mile by an EV, which WAS held by a Tesla P100DL.

Half a second isn't exactly "killed" when you are talking purpose built against production. True, when you get into the 10's in drag racing, every 10th of a second is exponentially more difficult, but the new Roadster should be the focus for GM. Not the Model S. Assuming they are pushing for a performance model.

 

[P100D_Me]

I would be nice if someone does a 1/4 mile run with a P100DL with slicks.

All a Model S really needs to do is somehow go on a diet. We know Tesla Racing Channel stripped his interior (and a few other things) and it made a decent difference. A Model S weighing in at just over 4,000 lb would be amazing, not sure where the weight savings could be found though.

Here's your partial answer to slicks though.

 

[Russell]

All a Model S really needs to do is somehow go on a diet. We know Tesla Racing Channel stripped his interior (and a few other things) and it made a decent difference. A Model S weighing in at just over 4,000 lb would be amazing, not sure where the weight savings could be found though.

Here's your partial answer to slicks though.

Close. Those are not slicks but street tires for the strip.

 

[Struja]

I don’t think there can ever be Tesla killer until there is an equally competent charging network.

 

[maximizese]

I don’t think there can ever be Tesla killer until there is an equally competent charging network.

I agree. That very network is what led me to get a Tesla over other >200 range mile EVs. While I enjoyed borrowing my friend's Bolt, the lack of reliable, affordable, and abundant DC faster charging makes the other makes a little less assuring to use for a drives beyond 200 miles in a day. Level 2 charging is fine and dandy for overnight charging, but 10% of the time I will need a faster charging system. I'd fear heading out to a ChaDeMo charging station only to see that it's out of service or many others are in line to use it. Supercharging lots are plentiful and usually have an alternate route if the stations are out of service.