There is also a link on that page to a Tesla P85D utterly humiliating a 707HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat on the dragstrip.
We don't actually know how they'd do, as the video clearly shows that the Hellcat fouled and took his foot off then sort of half-heartedly accelerated, while the Tesla didn't foul and did a full run. I really don't see why all the EV blogs are crowing about this, because it's hardly conclusive. Of course, I also don't think it's of the least importance in the real world and am heartily sick of Tesla vs. whatever drag races, but there's only so much real EV news in a day and these sites have to fill up their pages somehow. It does seem noticeable to me that there's a lot more fluff on all the EV blogs than there used to be, which I guess is an indication that EVs are becoming routine and there's less hard news.LeftieBiker said:There is also a link on that page to a Tesla P85D utterly humiliating a 707HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat on the dragstrip.
GRA said:We don't actually know how they'd do, as the video clearly shows that the Hellcat fouled and took his foot off then sort of half-heartedly accelerated, while the Tesla didn't foul and did a full run. I really don't see why all the EV blogs are crowing about this, because it's hardly conclusive. Of course, I also don't think it's of the least importance in the real world and am heartily sick of Tesla vs. whatever drag races, but there's only so much real EV news in a day and these sites have to fill up their pages somehow. It does seem noticeable to me that there's a lot more fluff on all the EV blogs than there used to be, which I guess is an indication that EVs are becoming routine and there's less hard news.LeftieBiker said:There is also a link on that page to a Tesla P85D utterly humiliating a 707HP Dodge Challenger Hellcat on the dragstrip.
derkraut said:Freeewilly: I hope you don't pick up a bunch of speeding tickets.
Checking the dates, maybe the smart forum got it from here? http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=328394#p328394" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;eloder said:https://energiemetropole-leipzig.de/tl_files/Energiemetropole/Expert09/vortraege/5_Vortrag_Schaefer_Li-Tec_Energie_Metropole%20Leipzig_Battery_Tim.pdf
I thought this was an interesting tidbit copied from one of the smart EV forums. There are details about the battery in the smart EV on page 25 and 26.
The battery is rated to still be above 90% capacity after 3000 charging cycles, which is charging daily for over eight years. It has a comparison to some of the other EV competitors out there, too, from southeast Asia (you can tell which one is the Leaf battery!).
I might heavily consider buying my smart after the lease ends!
NanoBot said:Checking the dates, maybe the smart forum got it from here? http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=328394#p328394" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;eloder said:https://energiemetropole-leipzig.de/tl_files/Energiemetropole/Expert09/vortraege/5_Vortrag_Schaefer_Li-Tec_Energie_Metropole%20Leipzig_Battery_Tim.pdf
I thought this was an interesting tidbit copied from one of the smart EV forums. There are details about the battery in the smart EV on page 25 and 26.
The battery is rated to still be above 90% capacity after 3000 charging cycles, which is charging daily for over eight years. It has a comparison to some of the other EV competitors out there, too, from southeast Asia (you can tell which one is the Leaf battery!).
I might heavily consider buying my smart after the lease ends!
Has anyone seen anything on how the battery is working in hot areas?
NanoBot said:Checking the dates, maybe the smart forum got it from here? http://www.mynissanleaf.com/viewtopic.php?p=328394#p328394" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;eloder said:https://energiemetropole-leipzig.de/tl_files/Energiemetropole/Expert09/vortraege/5_Vortrag_Schaefer_Li-Tec_Energie_Metropole%20Leipzig_Battery_Tim.pdf
I thought this was an interesting tidbit copied from one of the smart EV forums. There are details about the battery in the smart EV on page 25 and 26.
The battery is rated to still be above 90% capacity after 3000 charging cycles, which is charging daily for over eight years. It has a comparison to some of the other EV competitors out there, too, from southeast Asia (you can tell which one is the Leaf battery!).
I might heavily consider buying my smart after the lease ends!
Has anyone seen anything on how the battery is working in hot areas?
AndyH said:Took the first significant drive today (well, yesterday, technically...) to build confidence and to explore the 'guess-o-meter'. Started with a full battery, 60°F and drizzle, and a 53 mile GoM range estimate. Drive 60.0 miles at speeds between 45 and 60 and got back home with 23% left in the battery (per the dash gauge) and 24.5 miles remaining on the guess-o-meter.
Hmmm...that sorta kills the EPA range of 68 miles, and it's not even warm outside yet. This looks promising!
I hear ya. The old EPA economy method was closer for my VW diesels but still low. The EPA was spot-on for the '08 Ranger, though. It's good to be back in a Euro car that makes economy testing look silly.eloder said:Welcome to the smart world, where the EPA testing cycle doesn't have a clue as to the potential of the car.
The liquid cooling/heating system for the battery does work, that's for sure! I've only had one day to test the pack heater, but expect to get plenty of use from the cooling loop pretty soon now...eloder said:I've also read hilarious reports about how the smart EV range is greater than the BMW i3 when the temperature hits about 10 F and below!
AndyH said:Some things I really like about this little car so far:
- The hill-hold works in drive and reverse and is quite effective.
- I'm starting to get used to the feel of the accelerator pedal and it's 'go', 'coast', and 'mild regen' zones - speed control is very easy.
- There's plenty of regen available through the first 1/3 or so of the brake pedal travel and the transition to friction brakes is very difficult to feel.
- The analogue power and state of charge meters are very easy to see and quickly process while driving.
- Fun fun fun. Tiny turn radius. Smooth and quiet. Did I mention that it's fun? :lol:
http://avt.inl.gov/pdf/fsev/ar2014SmartElectricDriveCoupeBEV.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;2014 Smart Electric Drive Coupe BEV Accelerated Testing -
September 2014
Four model year 2014 Smart Electric Drive Coupe battery electric vehicles (BEVs) entered
Accelerated Testing - two during April 2014 and the other two during May 2014 in a fleet in
Arizona. Each Smart will be operated for 60,000 miles, at which point their traction batteries will be
tested before they are retired...
Thanks for the links. Not new testing, though, as the smarts being tested are 2014 models and testing began almost a year ago. While I look forward to seeing their results from the two AZ cars, we've had a number of them on Texas roads for a bit over a year now and there's been no noticeable range loss so far. So far, so good!edatoakrun said:Smart has joined the 2013 LEAF and Focus EV in a four-car test:
http://avt.inl.gov/pdf/fsev/ar2014SmartElectricDriveCoupeBEV.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;2014 Smart Electric Drive Coupe BEV Accelerated Testing -
September 2014
Four model year 2014 Smart Electric Drive Coupe battery electric vehicles (BEVs) entered
Accelerated Testing - two during April 2014 and the other two during May 2014 in a fleet in
Arizona. Each Smart will be operated for 60,000 miles, at which point their traction batteries will be
tested before they are retired...
Initial capacity tests are available from links on the main page here:
http://avt.inl.gov/fsev.shtml" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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