Bugatti CEO throws cold water on Elon Musk's new Tesla promise and warns EVs will be 'carrying a lot of dead weight' | 1Y56ON2 | 2024-03-08 08:08:01
He stated that a number of modifications would have to be made, otherwise, it's most unlikely.
BUGATTI'S CEO has challenged Elon Musk's claims of the refreshed Tesla Roadster reaching 60 mph from zero in underneath one second.
He stated that a number of modifications would have to be made, otherwise, it's most unlikely.
Elon Musk announced final week by way of a obscure publish on X, formerly Twitter, that the newly redesigned and overhauled Tesla Roadster would go from zero to 60 mph in underneath a second.
"0-60 mph < 1 sec," the EV big wrote.
"And that is the least fascinating part."
The Tesla Roadster is the car that put the company on the man through the early 2000s – and the corporate is bringing it again to life in the type of an eyebrow-raising sports EV that's captured the attention of tens of millions in the business.
At present, the one EV that may boast an analogous zero to 60 time is the Nevera, an EV sports activities automotive designed by Bugatti Rimac.
The Rimac Nevera was timed last yr by Street & Monitor journal with a time of 1.71 seconds.
With that time, the Nevera holds the report for the quickest acceleration time of any EV.
Mate Rimac came across Musk's claims of the blistering acceleration time, and couldn't assist however pay attention to the issues which will compromise that time.
"It's attainable with thrusters," Rimac wrote as a response on Facebook.
"The problem is, you release the air in 2-3 seconds, after which you've gotten numerous lifeless weight that you're carrying around (tanks, compressor, valves, nozzles, and so forth.)."
<!-- End of Brightcove Player --> The problem, Rimac continued to suggest, was that the Roadster has a weight drawback as of right now, saying that the "large" gear and weight would make that time almost unattainable.
Apart from the design critiques, Musk confirmed that the design was complete for the brand new Roadster, with a full debut scheduled for the top of this yr.
"I feel [the debut] has a shot at being probably the most mind-blowing product demo of all time," Musk wrote on his X profile.
Delivery is claimed to start for the primary production models early next yr.
Mate Rimac says the insane figures are only potential if some critical modifications are made to the design[/caption]
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