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Tesla Model S Plaid Prototype Laps the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:13

November 5, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, death of the combustion engine, electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev performance, ev racing, nurburgring, nurburgring nordschleife, porsche, porsche taycan, tesla, tesla model s plaid, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:51:04 +0000

Respected German publication Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that the Tesla Model S Plaid prototype has been hand-timed lapping the Nordschleife in 7 minutes and 13 seconds, according to the outlet’s local source. Adjusting for race-compound tires, this puts the Tesla around 19 seconds ahead of the Taycan Turbo’s 7:42 lap time reported by Porsche in August. It’s also faster than every gas-powered 4-door series production car ’round the ‘ring

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Electric Mazda … Porsche vs. Tesla Launchonanza … Gold-Free Perovskite Solar — CleanTechnica Top 20

November 3, 2019 admin batteries, cars, clean power, clean transport, cleantechnica, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Energy Storage, ev racing, lithium-ion batteries, porsche, porsche taycan, Solar energy, tesla, tesla europe, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 performance, tesla model s, tesla model s p100d, tesla racing, tesla sales, top cleantech news

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 04:50:28 +0000

Mazda? Mazda? A possibly lame-ass electrification effort from Mazda? Yes, apparently, that was somehow our most popular article of the week last week here on CleanTechnica. Will more than 100,000 people consider — let alone buy — the electric Mazda? I doubt it! But they’ll read about it. (Granted, Tina’s headline must have been part of the appeal, and I did think from the headline the car was going to be edible in some way.)

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The Ultimate Drag Race: Porsche Taycan vs. Tesla Model S (Top Gear Video)

October 31, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, elon musk, Europe, ev racing, nürburgring race track, porsche, porsche taycan, porsche taycan drag racing, tesla, tesla drag racing, tesla model s, tesla model s p100d, tesla model s plaid, tesla model s racing, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:01:24 +0000

At last an outlet like Top Gear arranges something that’s really fun to watch. It’s not just a Tesla Model S P100D vs. Porsche Taycan Turbo S quarter-mile drag race — it is a war for pride between two loyal fanbases — the Porsche vs. the Tesla community

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Tesla Model 3 & Model S Outpace Ferrari F12 On The Track (Video)

October 30, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric car racing, electric cars, electric drag racing, Electric vehicles, Ferrari, jeremey clarkson, racing, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model s p100d, tesla model s p100dl, tesla model s p90d, tesla model s p90dl, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 21:33:37 +0000

Some of Tesla’s fastest all-electric sedans recently faced down a powerful contender on an abandoned airport runway (turned into a drag strip). The contender? The feared Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. Racers call it the F12B — a 730 hp beast fitted with a 6.3L V12 engine

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Porsche Boasting Error — Tesla Model 3 Crushes 27 Repeated Launches To 200 km/h

October 27, 2019 admin bjørn nyland, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, death of the combustion engine, electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev performance, ev racing, nurburgring nordschleife, porsche, porsche taycan, tesla, tesla model 3 performance edition, tesla model s plaid, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:47:27 +0000

Despite Porsche’s recent ambitious claims to have engineered an electric vehicle with uniquely repeatable performance, Bjørn Nyland has just demonstrated that the already-on-sale Tesla Model 3 has long since been capable of repeatable performance

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Porsche Taycan Turbo S Beats Tesla Model S P100D In 0–100 km/h & 0–250 km/h Acceleration Times

October 26, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, drag racing, electric car acceleration, electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, porsche, porsche taycan, porsche taycan turbo s, tesla, tesla drag racing, tesla model s, tesla model s p100d, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:00:11 +0000

The Porsche Taycan might not be giving Tesla a tough time in the technological advancement or self-driving arena, but when it comes to the numbers some drivers value so much, it is giving Tesla a challenge with every passing day

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Porsche Taycan & Tesla Model S Compete In A Drag Race & Handling Test

October 25, 2019 admin autonomous vehicles, cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, porsche taycan, porsche taycan turbo s, tesla, tesla drag racing, tesla model s, tesla model s p100d, tesla model s p100dl, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 14:00:29 +0000

The first Porsche Taycan drag race has been recorded, and with none other than its main arch rival — the Tesla Model S. German TV channel VOX runs a car enthusiast program named “Auto Mobil.” The recent episode that aired on this Sunday featured the drag race and a handling test comparison of both cars

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Tesla vs Porsche EV Rivalry Accelerates the Death of Fossil Vehicles

September 24, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, cleantechnica reports, consumer technology, death of the combustion engine, electric car racing, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev performance, ev racing, nurburgring, nurburgring nordschleife, porsche, porsche taycan, tesla, tesla model s plaid, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:30:32 +0000

Whilst seemingly irrelevant to everyday driving, the ongoing competition between Tesla and Porsche over EV performance supremacy is quickly demonstrating that fossil sports cars are becoming obsolete — an important symbolic milestone for the EV revolution which will have repercussions in higher volume segments. If Porsche wants its Taycan to keep pace with the Tesla Model S Plaid, Porsche will have to allow it to outperform the company’s current flagship Panamera combustion sedan. And that will only highlight the inferiority of fossil vehicles

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Tesla Model S P100D+ On Nürburgring Industry-Pool Prototype

September 14, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric cars, Electric vehicles, GERMANY, nurburgring, racing, tesla, tesla model s, tesla model s p100d, tesla model s racing, tesla racing

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 05:30:25 +0000

In a video uploaded by TALEA Media, several high-performance vehicles are seen running laps on the Nürburgring, a 13-mile long German track, including both the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S P100D+