Tesla’s Roadster has been tested to have managed to cruise up to 241 miles on a single charge. Roadster is Tesla’s first all-electric vehicle. This electric vehicle was test run in a Monte Carlo e-rally, running from the town of Valance in France to the Principality of Monaco. And it managed to travel 241 miles and the battery meter still showed 36 miles left on its “tank”.
Theoretically, the Roadster should be able to travel up to 280 miles on a single charge. If the numbers stand up to official scrutiny, Tesla will hold the world record for the longest distance traveled by a production electric vehicle on a single charge.
But something to be noted is the car was driven by a company staff trained in eking out very last mile from a charge. The driver was trying to maintain a speed that would let the battery last longer. The Roadster traveled at 90kph (56mph) on the motorways, 60kph (37mph) on trunk roads and 30kph (19) in the mountain roads. Tesla reckon the average speed for the entire journey was 45kph (28mph).
via engadget
June 22nd, 2009 at 3:49 am
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