A new, upgraded version of an electric car from Tesla Motors is capable of going from 0 to 100kph in just 2.8 seconds. The original 691 horsepower Tesla Model S P85D was already incredibly fast. It even had a function called Insane Mode, which meant the car could get from 0-100kph in 3.2 seconds. The upgrade is called Ludicrous Mode and will take the horsepower up to 762, thus providing the extra power to get to 100kph in less than three seconds. This is close to the acceleration of a Porsche 911 Turbo S supercar. That kind of horsepower means the car can accelerate at a force of 1.1G. This means the acceleration will make the driver feel that he or she is going faster than the speed of falling out of an airplane.
特斯拉一款新型升級轎車能夠在短短2.8秒內達到每小時100公里的速度。691功率馬力的特斯拉SP85D型號轎車的速度驚人。該款轎車有一個名叫“瘋狂模式”的功能,這就意味著轎車能夠在3.2秒內達到每小時100公里。而升級版的“滑稽模式”能夠讓馬力達到762功率,這樣就為轎車在3秒內提速到100公里每小時提供了足夠強大的動力。而這也接近了保時捷911TurboS跑車的速度。這種馬力能夠提速到1.1G的重量。這就意味著這樣的速度能夠讓駕駛員感覺到這比從飛機上降落的速度還要快。
Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained that the new improvement in acceleration came from research into an advanced battery. Engineers were working on a new power train for its cars. A power train is the system that delivers the power from the engine to the wheels. The engineers managed to increase the battery power by ten per cent, resulting in the extra acceleration. Tesla said: "Unlike a gasoline internal combustion engine with hundreds of moving parts, Tesla electric motors have only one moving piece: the rotor. As a result, Model S acceleration is instantaneous, silent and smooth." The Tesla S P85D car is priced at $87,500 as a basic model; the "ludicrous" upgrade will be an extra $13,000.
特斯拉首席執(zhí)行官伊隆·馬斯克解釋道速度上的提升要歸功于對電池的研究成果。工程師正在對轎車的動力傳動系進行改變。動力傳動系能夠將來自引擎的動力傳送到輪胎上。工程師已經在原有基礎上將電池動力增加了10%,并最終成功加速。特斯拉稱:“不像內燃機有上百個可替換標準件,特斯拉的電動機只有一個:轉子。所以,S型轎車的加速是瞬間、安靜、平滑的。特斯拉SP85D型轎車的基本型售價8萬7500美金;“滑稽模式”升級版將再增加1萬3000美金。