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519hp, 910Nm, 4.5 to 60.....must weight 8 tons!
A 111 kWh battery isn’t going to be light
[The BMW iX M50 has the same size battery, power and 0-60 time and it weighs 2.5t]Generally it’s the rolling acceleration which is more impressive, the 20-50 or 30-70mph
It’s always the same with Telsa - they stretch the truth.
Same with the 0-60 times on their performance models - they measure it with a 1 foot roll out, so it’s actually about 6-60mph. They justify it because they how the US measure dragster speeds
It is normal marketing and the motoring press allowing and even feeding the BS. There was a Model Y, vs I-Pace, vs Ioniq 5 drag race video recently. What I found telling was the way the narrative was put to declare the Model Y the winner. The thing is that the I-Pace was off the line quicker and it took about 10 seconds for the Model Y to finally pull ahead. The Ioniq 5 was about 4 car lengths slower to the finish and was hardly 'slow'.
The I-Pace is already doing about 100mph in about 10 seconds. So for all intents and purposes the I-Pace is faster to well beyond the UK speed limit. Now obvioulsy the Model Y will win in a long drag race where speed limits don't matter, because it has a top speed of 135mph compared to the I-Pace at 124mph. Yet when you read the comments you would think the I-Pace and the Ioniq 5 were some slow ass cars not worthy of being on the same track as the Model Y. The irony is that there is less than 1 second separating the 0-60 times of all 3 cars.
It's not easy to filter the crap and keep objective with all the BS and nonsense from manufacturers, or the press. Not to mention all the mindless drones who can't filter the crap they are being fed.
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Crikey that’s punchy, seems like a lot of the lease companies are benefiting from the sustained move to salary sacrafice.
My iPace HSE Black with option seats is £950 gross.
£1,320 for the HSE Black with upgraded seats on our portal atm
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Not sure many leases are direct from manufacturers anyway. Even employee ones are managed by a third party and a finance house to land a proper sale.
I’m enjoying the product focus’d discussion last few posts. Looking beyond simple metrics and more what actually matters on a car.
My IPACE has an image issue. It’s a sports car pretending to be an SUV.
Crossed 25k in it now.chip supply like they're just saying on r4, if china invaded Taiwan, impact on chip supply could create economic mayhem like russian invasion impact on gas/oil.
so, need some resilience investment in fabs as well as batteries, to assure bev/economy carbon targets.
asia.nikkei.com
so, need some resilience investment in fabs as well as batteries, to assure bev/economy carbon targets.
Taiwan's share of contract chipmaking to hit 66% this year: report
TSMC set to widen lead over Samsung, Chinese rivals
asia.nikkei.com
chip supply like they're just saying on r4, if china invaded Taiwan, impact on chip supply could create economic mayhem like russian invasion impact on gas/oil.
so, need some resilience investment in fabs as well as batteries, to assure bev/economy carbon targets.
Taiwan's share of contract chipmaking to hit 66% this year: report
TSMC set to widen lead over Samsung, Chinese rivals
Taiwan is officially the Republic of China, so how can they invaded? Study the Taiwan History please
instead reading too much US media propaganda. If the US attacks China it will be there last war then we all can live in peaceTaiwan is officially the Republic of China, so how can they invaded? Study the Taiwan History please
Pretty sure the leader of Taiwan is expecting China to invade shortly...........................
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Blimey, I’ll hopefully enjoy my iPace for the next few years and then run around in something cheap next time around.£1,320 for the HSE Black with upgraded seats on our portal atm
Getting just the tiniest bit off topic lolTaiwan is officially the Republic of China, so how can they invaded? Study the Taiwan History please
£1,320 for the HSE Black with upgraded seats on our portal atm
*places order*
Dunno why you want the upgraded seats. £604pm for a HSE on my SS.
Took a work EV6 AWD out today for a test, better than I expected and quite liked some of the features like the scrollable heating /infotainment task bar. Handles ok but a little lacking in feedback rolled quite a bit and the delay between lifting off and regen working is very odd. Felt quick enough.
Took a work EV6 AWD out today for a test, better than I expected and quite liked some of the features like the scrollable heating /infotainment task bar. Handles ok but a little lacking in feedback rolled quite a bit and the delay between lifting off and regen working is very odd. Felt quick enough.
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Gross or net? It makes a bit of a difference.
Range test/efficeincy test from WhatCar if anyone is interested. - https://www.whatcar.com/news/range-test-how-far-can-electric-cars-really-go/n24836.
And distance below 0% - https://www.whatcar.com/news/what-happens-when-an-electric-car-runs-out-of-charge/n24837
And distance below 0% - https://www.whatcar.com/news/what-happens-when-an-electric-car-runs-out-of-charge/n24837
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Not really. I’ve got a sports cars not a hypermiler (well I have an ICE one of those anyway)
Actually I lied.
See I see the opposite. A highly capable, premium interior and well appointed 4WD vehicle is less than 10% from the efficiency of a entry level vehicle from a different segment.
That’s impressive! Bigger picture please WhatCar!
Actually I lied.
See I see the opposite. A highly capable, premium interior and well appointed 4WD vehicle is less than 10% from the efficiency of a entry level vehicle from a different segment.
That’s impressive! Bigger picture please WhatCar!