Thread: JLR Survey 50% of Australian Millennials want Electric over ICE

Originally Posted by goingbush

Just seen in another group, i haven't seen this before, wow indeed !

What is actually ludicrous in this comparison is that they spend an hour to fully charge the tesla, so they can access the ludicrous mode, to go a 'whopping' 0.6 seconds or thereabouts faster than the Urus. So all the other cars could have been an hour down the road; try to catch that Tesla.

I am for electric cars, but there is a massive caveat to this comparison. How would the Tesla have compared if ludicrous mode wasnt used?

And i dont imagine SVR owners are unhappy with the performance?

Originally Posted by rammypluge

What is actually ludicrous in this comparison is that they spend an hour to fully charge the tesla, so they can access the ludicrous mode, to go a 'whopping' 0.6 seconds or thereabouts faster than the Urus. So all the other cars could have been an hour down the road; try to catch that Tesla.

I am for electric cars, but there is a massive caveat to this comparison. How would the Tesla have compared if ludicrous mode wasnt used?

And i dont imagine SVR owners are unhappy with the performance?

Completely unnecessary and a waste of time to charge that long. Ludicrous mode will work as long as 'state of charge' of the batteries is about 60% or above. If not, you still are reaching 100km/h from standstill in about 4sec flat, which is the normal acceleration time (you even can use the 'chill'-option, taking acceleration time to a yawning 7sec or so). Maybe slower than the other vehicles in this test, but who cares anyway?

Completely unnecessary and a waste of time to charge that long. Ludicrous mode will work as long as 'state of charge' of the batteries is about 60% or above. If not, you still are reaching 100km/h from standstill in about 4sec flat,

I watched a AFAIR "Top Gear" test a few nights ago where the bloke driving in a test of a Tesla vs a Porsche said that the ludicrous mode could not be used until the vehicle( I assume the batteries) had been warmed up for 10 minutes. The driver had little experience with Teslas, but his boss sitting in the passenger seat arranged this.

After the run they had to be cooled for 10 minutes prior to the next run.

He commented this would not be good for a "traffic light grand prix"

Interestingly, the Tesla led the Porsche up to 120MPH but then the Porsche overtook it and beat it to 150MPH.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

I watched a AFAIR "Top Gear" test a few nights ago where the bloke driving in a test of a Tesla vs a Porsche said that the ludicrous mode could not be used until the vehicle( I assume the batteries) had been warmed up for 10 minutes. The driver had little experience with Teslas, but his boss sitting in the passenger seat arranged this.

After the run they had to be cooled for 10 minutes prior to the next run.

He commented this would not be good for a "traffic light grand prix"

Interestingly, the Tesla led the Porsche up to 120MPH but then the Porsche overtook it and beat it to 150MPH.

Why would batteries need to warm up? They're either charged or not charged.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Why would batteries need to warm up? They're either charged or not charged.

The temperature of the batteries affects the amount of current you can draw out of them. Too cold or too hot are both going to limit the current so making sure your battery pack is "just right" is important for maximum performance. But then too hot or too cold affect your petrol engines too, so I'm suspicious of clowns who make a big deal out of this.

And of course these EV's cream the pants off enough cars already, even when they aren't in ludicrous mode, so it's only a concern when you're pushing the outer limits of the tech.

Tesla Model 3 Performance sets fastest time at Global Attack event on track mode, gets disqualified for 'being electric' - Electrek

Iv'e come to the conclusion that some people will be always anti EV , as they are anti any electronics in a car & Mechanical injection Diesel reigns supreme . They will always have sour grapes for being "forced" into an EV .

However don't worry there are ways to hang onto bygone technologies. Still living the dream in Lancaster county USA .

Originally Posted by goingbush

Iv'e come to the conclusion that some people will be always anti EV , as they are anti any electronics in a car & Mechanical injection Diesel reigns supreme . They will always have sour grapes for being "forced" into an EV .

However don't worry there are ways to hang onto bygone technologies. Still living the dream in Lancaster county USA .

Your passion and knowledge and posting on here has enlighten me....

Re: other commenting about the YouTube clip....it was a drag race over 400m, one normally doesn’t drive likely this. If you notice nearly all manufacturers give a performance rating I.e. 0-60 or 0-100

I did like the performance of the G Wagon.