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12-04-2008, 09:22 PM
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Tesla Roadster vs. Tango electric thingy at the drag race
On Nov 30th, the fastest production electric vehicles in the U.S. went head-to-head. While their first meeting had a number of issues, most notably the underfilled Tango battery pack, and the Tesla's non-upgraded drivetrain, the 1/4 mile time is quite close and indicative of races to come.
In this race, the Tango got 92.15mph in 14.480 seconds, beating its 14.7 "dial" handicap and thus losing the competition; the Tesla got 101.23mph in 14.666 seconds, slower than its 14.5 "dial" handicap and allowing it to proceed to the next round. (Two rounds later, the Tango's driver got behind the wheel of the Tesla and also beat its "dial" handicap... and thus lost!)
Epilogue: the cars compete in different voltage classes, and thus both were able to set NEDRA records for fastest production electric vehicle that day. See http://www.nedra.com/record_holders.html The previosu NEDRA record for production electric vehicle was the GM EV-1, at 16.26 seconds and 78.76mph
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12-04-2008, 11:31 PM
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"Tango electric thingy"
That had me cracking up. 
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Last edited by Minacious; 12-04-2008 at 11:37 PM.
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12-05-2008, 12:59 PM
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hehe thats a fucking ogly car, but it is fast
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12-05-2008, 10:44 PM
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To put it into perspective,
Tesla vs. Tango
both RWD
weight: 2723lb vs 3,150lb
torque: 276 ft-lb vs. 1,000+ ft-lb
transmission: 1 speed vs. 1 speed
range: 220mi vs. 120mi max
price: $109,000 vs. $108,000
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12-06-2008, 07:51 AM
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looks like the tango won... not good for a 100k + tesla to lose to that thing
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