New EV car is too fast for comfort?

[DonTom]

A car desgned for public roads that does 62 MPH in 2.5 seconds? A little faster than my fastest motorcycle in Sport Mode (0-60 in 2.6 seconds). FWIW, I do NOT use the sport mode on any of my electric bikes. Too scary fast for me and I am in no hurry to drain down the battery and wear out the tires.

If anybody here is interested in this car, you may buy one starting at only $535,000.00 for the cheap basic model.

The one way the motorcycles are better. Adjust everything possible from 1-100, torque, regen, top speed etc. Make them ride the way wanted. But cannot be done in a car that costs more than a half million bucks?

Why don't they do the same with the EV cars? Perhaps they think less choices are better?

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[Derby6]

FWIW,

-Don- Auburn, CA

It’s worth nothing. No one cares how you drive your EV motorcycle. Lol

If anybody here is interested in this car, you may buy one starting at only $535,000.00 for the cheap basic model.

-Don- Auburn, CA

Take a look at all your EV threads. We aren’t interested.

 

[weighit]

It is so hard not to be snippy in responding to some of the replies I read on these forums. If you don't care about the posts, go to another section, if your the least bit interested then read them.

 

[DonTom]

Take a look at all your EV threads. We aren’t interested.

I know you're not, so why don't you and others who are "not interested" put this entire section on ignore?

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[Primerump]

It’s worth nothing. No one cares how you drive your EV motorcycle. Lol



Take a look at all your EV threads. We aren’t interested.

I think that's rude, if you are not interested then either refrain from posting toxic replies or preferably seek another forum.

 

[Derby6]

It is so hard not to be snippy in responding to some of the replies I read on these forums. If you don't care about the posts, go to another section, if your the least bit interested then read them.

It’s not that I (and others ) aren’t interested, but rather it’s the same I, Me posts. Look, hoping it’s something useful and new and not the same info about me and I.

I think that's rude, if you are not interested then either refrain from posting toxic replies or preferably seek another forum.

That’s just as rude.

I know you're not, so why don't you and others who are "not interested" put this entire section on ignore?

-Don- Auburn, CA

OK. I might. Probably will. Guess its the old agree and see it my way and I don’t want to see or hear any opposing view point.

 

[triplethreat]

It’s not that I (and others ) aren’t interested, but rather it’s the same I, Me posts. Look, hoping it’s something useful and new and not the same info about me and I.


That’s just as rude.


OK. I might. Probably will. Guess its the old agree and see it my way and I don’t want to see or hear any opposing view point.

There are a lot of different sections/topics on forums like these and not everyone likes every single one of them. For example, I have a large triple axle Toy Hauler, and rarely if ever go into threads that are motorhome related, and I sure as **** don't berate or belittle anyone in those sections. It's kind of like going to a grocery store, I'm sure there are things there that you Don't have any interest in, so you walk past them or ignore a certain aisle.....so do the same thing here!

 

[DonTom]

Guess its the old agree and see it my way and I don’t want to see or hear any opposing view point.

No, I want to hear the opposing viewpoints on any subject I post about. It's a great way to learn.

But there are polite ways as well as rude ways to debate any subject,

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[IBTripping]

I would never buy one even if I had the cash. But, I'd love to drive one once and experience being pulled back in the seat.

 

[DonTom]

But, I'd love to drive one once and experience being pulled back in the seat.

You can experience that with a AWD Tesla.

When I did my first test drive in one at the Rocklin Tesla place in 2018, I was told to make sure I have my head against the back of the seat or it could crack my neck when I test the acceleration. It was the sport version M3, as they didn't have a non-sport model for me to test drive at the time.

I thought the guy was joking until I tried it. I thought it was rather useless to have that much acceleration, only good for wearing out tires in a week.

But "normal" model three AWD is not much less and I now keep it in the chill mode and still has a lot more acceleration than any car I have owned in the past.

Here is a normal Tesla M3--A more gutless model like mine--see what happens to necks:

 

[PancakeBill]

When Chet Parks bought his Tesla, it was AWD, not sure of the model, he would come by and invite to take a run to Harbor freight or something in Sierra Vista. Right after he got it, and as we turned out of the park he said hold on check this out. Dang it was fast. His might have been in the sub 5 0-60. Impressive. He told me I needed one. I got a Tesla logo decal and put it on my EV. An EZ-GO golf cart. I still grin at the front oof it, occasionally someone will notice.

 

[DonTom]

When Chet Parks bought his Tesla, it was AWD, not sure of the model, he would come by and invite to take a run to Harbor freight or something in Sierra Vista. Right after he got it, and as we turned out of the park he said hold on check this out. Dang it was fast. His might have been in the sub 5 0-60. Impressive. He told me I needed one. I got a Tesla logo decal and put it on my EV. An EZ-GO golf cart. I still grin at the front oof it, occasionally someone will notice.

Here, you said it was a Model S. But I was thinking it was a Model 3, like mine, but I have no idea. I met Chet in Benison in year 2017 when I stayed at the SKP park he lived at, invited by him when I was in Tucson.

50 bucks for a week there then. Some special deal they then had in 2017.

He did not own an EV back then. But I did know he bought a Tesla about a year before he died.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[Oldgator73]

I would never buy one even if I had the cash. But, I'd love to drive one once and experience being pulled back in the seat.

I’ll let you drive my Prius.

 

[John From Detroit]

Drove a Hyundai Rental about a year ago.. Very very nice ride.

That rapid acceleration is .. Well do you gently press or put the pedal to the metal ?
And on most cars braking can be adjusted (The electronic type at least)

 

[weighit]

That rapid acceleration is .. Well do you gently press or put the pedal to the metal ?
I can drive my car as easy as any other car, other than the lack of noise you would not know it has the power to pin you to the back of the seat on a hard take off. BUT if I choose, it will snap your head back, so I warn my wife before as she gets testy if you don't.

 

[DonTom]

so I warn my wife before as she gets testy if you don't.

Have you tried the "chill" mode? I leave my Tesla in the chill mode, which reduces the acceleration a bit but not by all that much. It just reduces the acceleration from extra ridiculous to just plain ridiclous.

Tesla likes to leave everything at max by default, regen as well as acceleration. My Chevy Bolt does it the opposite way and makes the car feel a bit more "normal".

I discovered the "sport mode" in my Bolt by accident. I went to reach for something in the glove box and my elbow hit a button by accident which said on the screen "Sport Mode on". Before that, I didn't even know it had a sport mode, I do not use it. I have no need for that type of acceleration.

Same for all my electric motorcycles. I just keep them all in the normal street modes, instead of the sport modes.

-Don- Auburn, CA

 

[jymbee]

It’s worth nothing. No one cares how you drive your EV motorcycle.

I do.

Take a look at all your EV threads. We aren’t interested.

I am.