noone1:Hundreds of miles going 80 mph in a straight line? No thanks.
I did 1300 miles on highway in the 918 in 2 days on my way to Vegas. It is fun to vary the crushing speed by myself instead of doing a constant 80 as dictated by cruise control. Actually I never used it on the 2600+ miles journey. Never in my life had I engaged cruise control in any cars I have driven. Well except the speed limiter on the race car in pit lane.
Highway driving could be fun if you are on a trip but most of our commutes are for work, do lack the scenery, and have loads of traffic which means high concentration driving and that can be exhausting. Hence, automation would make our lives easier.
AP911:Highway driving could be fun if you are on a trip but most of our commutes are for work, do lack the scenery, and have loads of traffic which means high concentration driving and that can be exhausting. Hence, automation would make our lives easier.
Once you are in full automation, you are IMO 80% of the way to mass transit, albeit in a piece of mass transit you have payed big bucks for. If society accepts that as preferable for whatever reasons, it is a short step to banning non-automated driving at least in dense urban centres.
2017 Range Rover Sport S/C, 2009 Porsche 911S
WAY:Why do you guys want 300 miles real world range? How far do you drive everyday? That's just unnecessary weight. You do realise that you will be charging the car every night when you get home?
Twice a week I would be driving about 250 miles roundtrip so I think 300 would be the minimum if I were to get an electric car. The model's 3 long range battery is 310 miles which is nice.
Nov 22, 2017 3:47:00 PM
AP911:WAY:Why do you guys want 300 miles real world range? How far do you drive everyday? That's just unnecessary weight. You do realise that you will be charging the car every night when you get home?
Twice a week I would be driving about 250 miles roundtrip so I think 300 would be the minimum if I were to get an electric car. The model's 3 long range battery is 310 miles which is nice.
I do 200-250mile highway commutes twice a week and for me the best part of those days is grabbing the GTS to do them with.
Obviously it is all down on where you have to commute, I have winding highways with little traffic and great road conditions... but don't want to touch autopilot with a ten feet pole...the GTS is going to hit 50k soon!
⇒ Carlos - Porsche 991 Carrera GTS
Nov 22, 2017 4:14:12 PM
Carlos from Spain:AP911:WAY:Why do you guys want 300 miles real world range? How far do you drive everyday? That's just unnecessary weight. You do realise that you will be charging the car every night when you get home?
Twice a week I would be driving about 250 miles roundtrip so I think 300 would be the minimum if I were to get an electric car. The model's 3 long range battery is 310 miles which is nice.
I do 200-250mile highway commutes twice a week and for me the best part of those days is grabbing the GTS to do them with.
Obviously it is all down on where you have to commute, I have winding highways with little traffic and great road conditions... but don't want to touch autopilot with a ten feet pole...the GTS is going to hit 50k soon!
Before moving to the US, I've been using my .1 C2S for all my commutes which now has over 120,000 km. But that's the beauty of those cars, they are built to be driven, not stored, and I definitely did not buy it for the second owner. As long as I keep enjoying it, it will remain in my garage. I got to say, the biggest joy they bring is to my kids riding in the back, and that's why I can't find another car to replace it with.
Nov 22, 2017 6:19:42 PM
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Nov 22, 2017 9:56:08 PM
EnglishManInNY:I have 2 Tesla’s. There support is as good as Bmw or porsche from my experience. And all my software updates are over the air. Oh and I get free charging!
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Tesla Model S P100D & Model X P90D & 2016 BMW i8 & 2017 Sept 991.2 GT3 ordered. 2020 Porsche Mission E on order
but they'll be out of business as soon as the govt subsidies run out. Tesla is NOT a going concern.
Porsche's Development Boss Hints At An Electric Crossover With 310+ Mile Range: http://www.carscoops.com/2017/11/porsches-development-boss-hints-at.html
It would seem logical that once the mission-e is out, Porsche need an electric crossover ASAP
Dec 6, 2017 6:16:55 PM
According to Car magazine, sales of Porsche Mission E start in 2019...
"Porsche Mission E enters a winter wonderland"
Dec 7, 2017 7:54:42 AM
Macan911:"more interesting stuff to look forward too" care to explain?
He probably refers to the Tesla model 4 or whatever.
RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991.2 Carrera GTS Cabriolet (2018), Porsche Cayenne S Diesel (2017), Audi R8 V10 Plus (2016), Mini JCW (2015)
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SciFrog:Model Y is coming and I predict its sales will dwarf the other models if priced reasonably close to the Model 3 prices...
This vehicle, and not the Roadster, should have been shown at the semi debut, if Tesla is serious about becoming a volume automaker. Of course, it is highly debatable the Tesla has the production capacity at Fremont to build additional high volume product.