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Originally Posted by G30M
you really should test performance EVs, even if you won't ever get one. they are alien tech i tells ya.
the recurring theme (i've tested A LOT)
- big heavy battery at the bottom
---- car needs very stiff springs so there is less lean on cornering
---- low center of gravity so there is more stability on cornering
---- it forms a natural insulation from road noise
---- heaviness means limit on G force (gas car wins on race track)
---- very safe. you are likely heavier than the other car in a crash
electric motor
- gives max power at lowest "RPM", exactly where you need it from standing start, on the road
- power goes down when speed goes up - gas car catches up at high speeds
- good for road, bad for track
- less moving parts less complex ?lower failure rate
range
- can't go far in one charge
- you don't want to queue for charging if infrastructure is limited
- can't do a lot things you want
- always have a gas car around
climate change
- it won't stop climate change
- but it makes the city air cleaner 10000%
- and puts a smile on your face in traffic
- but these things are disposable
depreciation
- only richer people seem to be able to afford these
- got mine at 40% off list brand new. don't pay full price, it depreciates like a used mobile phone.
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I started at the top. I was convinced I wanted a model s. So we rented a p100dl in 2020. 0-60 in 2.2 seconds, still smokes everything out there other than newer model s’ and select lucids. In short the acceleration was the main thing it had going for it. I pushed it hard, even took it to the canyons. A lot of fun for sure. But even if both were the same price, I’d take the m550 over it, no contest. (It stickered at 165k usd at the time) Better in every way other than straight line acceleration. (Granted, a lot worse there)
I think Porsche might have done it right with the taycan, but the feedback there is mixed, too. As it stands, it’s the only EV that catches my interest.