Wonder if it would work for them to tow a trailer with say 300 gal of gas and a big generator with remote start so they can charge on the fly? LOL ;) then they might make it all the way across the country in one sitting....

Interesting read.

- smallest/lightest wheels and tires.
- nav computer broken.
- controls for battery conditioning broken (requiring “spirited” driving to “condition” the battery for optimal charging).
- full time support from the charger network and Porsche.
- breaking the law with a 160 mph blast to make up time?

A Porsche shouldn’t have the issues they dealt with. No $110k+ car should - especially a press vehicle.

And while the record was broken, to me this does not show a real-world cross country experience. But that’s just me.

I’m not against electric, and had the value of my Hellcat not went up considerably, I might have moved to a Model S (because I like the car). But I know full on well that a battery-powered vehicle is far from being good for the environment (I know that’s not the subject of this response to Interceptor’s post - just making a statement).

fun fact, there are more power connections in the US, than there are fuel pumps.

https://supercharge.info/map

That's just Tesla, the map grows DAILY, there's also many more companies such as Electrify America

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en_US/2...des-27225.html

unless you're pissing into a water bottle the whole trip, you have to stop sometime. at almost 40, 2 hours is pushing it for me. (Don't get old).

It sounds like your test takes more time, so, let's do the 'will this thing I'm using kill me' test first. Then, if you're up for it, we can take the road trip.

Honestly, our Model 3 charges so fast, it's annoying. Back in my my day my 2013 Model S, I'd plug in and have a nice meal out. Now, you barely have time to take a leak and grab a burger! and that's just the advancements in 6 years. In another 6-10, it's only getting better.

Not to mention 99.9% of the time, I charge at home, so every day I have zero hassles with going out of my way or planning to 'refuel'. It's been since 2015 (bought my first one used), that I've been to a gas station for car.
I'm currently looking at the Rivian Pickup, CyberTruck, Ford Lightning, and Chevy Silverado, and even the RAM EV. It's an incredibly exciting time!

The Rivan is not cheap, but might be able to tow my boat, same with the CyberTruck and Ford, I think the Chevy can't. Still waiting on info about the Ram.

Can't wait to test them!

Yes, I posted that more as outlandish fun.

I would do the Cybertruck just because it would make me feel like Mad Max! The thing I was trying to get was the range when pulling about 10,000 lbs, particularly since looking at a lot of the charging sites you would have to unhook the trailer. Not fun.

Ok so I haven't read all 10 pages of this thread and theres a really good chance that Im not. All I can say is this truck gets me wet. Im digging it more and more.

https://www.tesla.com/cybertruck

So the best part of driving my vette is first shifting gears , second the awesome sound.(longtube headers, cam etc )
What do you do in a fast Tesla? Play with you di ck and listen to the wind?
and why do they put white seats in a lot of them, are they design for pencil pushers only ? You gotta have a suit and a manicure to drive one?
White seats would be clean for about 3 minutes if I had em.

I like the gulfwing suv thing but like Tank said no character , they all white and the same.. just like cookie cutter homes ...BOOOORIIIING !!

I get that ICE. All of that. What I do like about the truck is 14k pound tow rating and 0-60 in 2.9 secs. Also how many of the trucks have you seen on the road? Me none. Corvettes are a dime a dozen. Im actually quite burned out on them because they are on every corner. Literally...

Give the cyber truck a year or two and you will see them just the same. When my wife bought her Alfa Romeo SUV we didnt see one on the road for about 6 months.....now i spot them everywhere....still not that common as a toyota camry but i see one almost every day now. Theres a Rivian truck that lives somewhere around the neighborhood of where i work...seen it so many times its just another truck now on the road now....it stood out for the first 5-6 times i saw it now its no big deal.