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Porsche Taycan shows emerging leadership in new drag race videos

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A set of new drag race videos show that the Porsche Taycan is quickly gaining ground as a leader in the performance segment. However, despite this late race advantage, the Porsche still handily wins the quarter mile sprint, despite its lower price tag. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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ROUSH Developing Two Propane-Fueled Mustang Drag Cars

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ROUSH is developing two propane-fueled Mustang drag cars to run in the NMRA 2010 season. The drag cars are an offshoot of the kits that ROUSH Performance uses to convert gasoline-powered Ford pickups and vans to run on propane. Tags: Brief.

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2023 Toyota Prius Limited Review – Finally a Worthy Choice

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You still won’t win a lot if you drag-race this car, but you will be able to much more easily keep up with the flow of traffic. The Prius is still not a burner, but the increased power provided by the 2.0-liter Then again, a Lexus will cost a lot more.

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Rimac Nevera receives EPA and CARB range estimates

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million price tag. Tesla Model S Plaid and Rimac Nevera face off in world’s quickest production car drag race. The Rimac Nevera all-electric hypercar has four motors, a 120-kilowatt-hour battery, and a $2.1 miles per charge, according to the documents.

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Tesla Motors Reaches Corporate Profitability

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A customer’s Roadster Sport sprinted the quarter-mile in 12.643 seconds in late July, setting a class record in the National Electric Drag Racing Association. Tags: Brief. The Sport includes a more powerful motor, custom-tuned suspension and forged wheels.

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Tesla Delivers 700th Vehicle, Closes New $82.5M Round

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A customer’s Roadster Sport sprinted the quarter-mile in 12.643 seconds in late July, setting a new record in the US National Electric Drag Racing Association. Tags: Brief. Eventually, Tesla expects its sales to be roughly split between North America and Europe.

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Killacycle World Record

Revenge of the Electric Car

On Thursday October 23rd, 2008, Team KillaCycle set their latest drag racing world record at Bandimere Raceway. Tags: EV Events Inside Track Electric Motorcycles. Rider Scotty Pollacheck piloted the wickedly fast all electric A123Systems NanoPhosphate battery powered motorcycle down the quarter mile in only 7.89