Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:00:30 +0000
Once upon a time, electric cars were uncool, dorky, niche, and it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that very few people in the auto industry thought they were the future of transportation. How minds and narratives can change! Of course, while it’s easy to look at where we are today and say it was […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:30:03 +0000
TeslaCon Florida 2022 is coming up, and aside from some other top presenters who have been confirmed, I can now say that I will be there presenting as well. Tesla Owners Florida is putting on the conference, with the support of The Electrified Garage and Tesla itself. Presenters include the venerable Sandy Munro, the prolific […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:10:51 +0000
Jon Edwards, as told to David Waterworth The team behind the Tesla Model 3 Targa West success story plans to be part of the recreation of Australia’s historic Perth-to-Sydney marathon in October this year. I caught up with Jon Edwards and he supplied this update: The TOCEVA race team will tackle the Perth-to-Sydney marathon with […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:55:56 +0000
From an interview with UQR’s Team Principal, Brayden Klimmer. Students at the University of Queensland (UQ) have access to world class facilities and cutting-edge equipment. A project at UQ called University of Queensland Racing is just one of the ways students can gain industry experience before they graduate. Each year, the UQ Racing team designs, […]
Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 20:00:56 +0000
Have you ever seen a Porsche or Lamborghini drag racing a full-size luxury SUV? Probably not. But times have changed. Tesla Model X Plaid has the guts to face some of the sexiest supercars on the dragstrip. YouTube channel DragTimes brings us the thrill and excitement of watching a 5,390 lb (2,445 kg) Tesla Model […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:17:44 +0000
You will remember the plucky Tesla Model 3 Performance that took Targa West by storm last year, as well as her driver and co-driver Jurgen and Helen Lunsman. Well, 2022 is off with a bang. Here is the latest Targa West update. The latest Rally Sprint (March 3rd) saw TOCEVA Racing place 6th outright, putting […]
Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 06:03:53 +0000
Due to instant torque, the ease of moving in front of another driver for a needed lane change is one of the strengths of an electric car. I’ve left many gas cars far behind simply to ensure I move over to the next lane safely ahead of a stream of traffic
Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 14:59:15 +0000
Tesla Model 3 Performance is gaining a fearsome reputation on the drag strip. Case in point: one Tesla Model 3 Performance owner has gone up against well-established internal combustion engine (ICE) rivals — like the Jeep Trackhawk, Dodge Viper, Dodge Charger Hellcat, Chevrolet Camaro SS, and others — and the results are clear
Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:51:04 +0000
Respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that the Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has been hand-timed lapping the Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 13 seconds, according to the outlet’s local source. Adjusting for race-compound tires, this puts the Tesla around 19 seconds ahead of the Taycan Turbo’s 7:42 lap time reported by Porsche in August. It’s also faster than every gas-powered 4-door series production car ’round the ‘ring
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:50:28 +0000
Mazda? Mazda? A possibly lame-ass electrification effort from Mazda? Yes, apparently, that was somehow our most popular article of the week last week here on CleanTechnica. Will more than 100,000 people consider — let alone buy — the electric Mazda? I doubt it! But they’ll read about it. (Granted, Tina’s headline must have been part of the appeal, and I did think from the headline the car was going to be edible in some way.)