Tesla Model S among world’s fastest accelerating cars

Tesla has announced new versions of its electric Model S and Model X cars are among the fastest cars in the world with a longer battery range. Tesla claims that its Model S P100D is the third-fastest-accelerating production car in the world after the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, going from 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds in a driving mode called “Ludicrous”. The acceleration is slightly slower than the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, but those are both limited run, million-dollar two-seater cars. The new Model S has four doors, can seat five adults and two children and has “exceptional cargo capacity”. Tesla’s Ludicrous mode is possible thanks to an advanced fuse system that allows the battery to fire out more power, which means more speed. The Model S P100D comes with a 100 kilowatt hour battery, the largest Tesla has offered, which allows the vehicle to travel 315 miles on a single charge –...

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The Tesla Model 3 What A Game Changer

Tesla started taking orders for the Model 3 last week, and the results were remarkable. In 24 hours the company took $1,000 deposits for 198,000 vehicles. By end of Saturday the $1,000 deposits topped 276,000 units; for a car not expected to really be available until 2017. Compare that with the top-selling autos in the U.S. in 2015: Remarkably, the Model 3 would rank as the sixth best-selling vehicle all of last year! And with just a few more orders, it will likely make the top five - or possibly top three! And those are orders placed in just one week, versus an entire year of sales for the other models. And every buyer is putting up a $1,000 deposit, something none of the buyers of top 10 cars did as they purchased product widely available in inventory. Although this has surprised a large number of people, the signs were all pointing to something...

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