Comments on: Tesla Roadster crashed at 100MPH during demo

By: Fieber Franz

Fieber Franz — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 20:35:06 +0000

Great pictures, I love them.lol

By: Alan Brown

Alan Brown — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 01:41:26 +0000

does this car have traction control or electronic stability control?

personally, i wouldn’t buy one until there’s a lot more data on safety

By: Orange Petal

Orange Petal — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:01:39 +0000

the *petal* to the metal?

Is that how you drive an electric car?

lol

By: Perusse Dot Net » How fitting

Perusse Dot Net » How fitting — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:33:07 +0000

[...] Crunched Tesla [...]

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:15:09 +0000

See that circular plate outside above the driver’s left shoulder? That’s the Tesla charging port. Pretty darn unique ..

By: RT100willy

RT100willy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:31:11 +0000

Man ah! oh! …. Man! …. if you really want to hang ten, in the turns and corners.
two [2] wheels {motorcycles} is [ are ] will always be the way, to do and go.
The science and physics has been spoken, and it has been proved,
Two [2] wheeler do it better!!!!!!!!!!!! …..

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:15:51 +0000

Yeah, I was wondering about that…. but from the nature of the accidents I would have guessed bad brakes? No one has said it was the car’s fault though. We’ll see.

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:13:31 +0000

Well hey now, if it were any OTHER car…

By: Celestial Expanse » Blog Archive » Tesla Roadster Gets Trashed

Celestial Expanse » Blog Archive » Tesla Roadster Gets Trashed — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:59:42 +0000

[...] Source: CrunchGear [...]

By: Arnaud

Arnaud — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:21:50 +0000

It is also pretty unclear whether this is a Tesla or simply an Elise / Exige

By: Critical Thinker

Critical Thinker — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:17:34 +0000

Has anyone verified the legitimacy of this story? Especially when the primary source of the article is WreckedExotics.com, which no doubt created this fake story to drive more traffic to the site.

How many people can honestly say they have simply walked away from a 100mph crash after being ejected from the car? Most people die, and those that don’t are seriously injured. Does anyone remember what happened to Rick Allen?

If this story is true, shouldn’t the Sales Director be fired for recklessly endangering company property and a potential customer?

By: digg digest #1 : One Geek World

digg digest #1 : One Geek World — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:05:39 +0000

[...] Tesla Roadster crashes during demo During a demonstration run of a Tesla Roadster in Southern France, the driver (who was demoing it for the passenger) attempted to take a wet corner a bit too fast and ended up going off the road, smashing the front left and rear right quarters of the car. The passenger was thrown clear, luckily not through the windshield, but miraculously neither party was seriously injured. [...]

By: Kristoffer Lawson

Kristoffer Lawson — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:47:55 +0000

I wonder if the lack of engine sound might have something to do with it as well? Noise tends to be a pretty good indicator of how much you’re pushing it, plus it in itself gives you an adrenaline boost. Without that you might just be trying to get your kicks otherwise.

By: Veep

Veep — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:20:03 +0000

I have driven a Tesla for about an hour. The batteries create a linear torque curve, meaning you accelerate as fast from 30mph to 70mph as from 0mph to 40mph, which makes the Tesla the fastest passing car on the road. This becomes truly addicting when you start passing at high speed, and can shift, say, from 80mph to 100mph in less than two seconds, as no other car can do. It was really like driving a spaceship down El Camino, and I started pulling tricks I would never do in a normal car; for the next half hour I was jittery and trembling from all the adrenaline. I am slightly thankful that I did not end up purchasing one, because I am not sure how long we would last together.

By: New Tesla Crashes At 100 MPH. 1 Down 49 To Go : tinyComb

New Tesla Crashes At 100 MPH. 1 Down 49 To Go : tinyComb — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:12:48 +0000

[...] by WreckedExotics, CG November 4, 2008 | jason | tinyComb | No related [...]

By: crunchgearspammedme

crunchgearspammedme — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:54:48 +0000

They say the torque, the ability to go from zero to sixty whatever, the acceleration, on electric cars in -general- (not just one designed for ‘performance’) is wicked insane, and most drivers used to internal combustion engines drive trains self governing soft kneed acceleration curve, screw the pooch when it comes to putting the petal to the metal in an electric car.

It is relatively easy to lose control just due to the acceleration, But most electric car designs I have seen seem to be light on the front end, and I could easily see the front not gripping the road on a turn in a ‘oops too fast!’ situation.

By: what

what — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:30:20 +0000

Get out. Now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:26:27 +0000

Now that’s some real “Crunch” gear.

By: VX Turbo owner

VX Turbo owner — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:12:42 +0000

If you drive this sort of car without respect you will crash it.

By: James

James — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:50:42 +0000

It’s not ad placement, it’s photoshop.