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Funny thing about your post is a Tesla S would smoke the Charger and Challenger off the red light [/quote]

Once. After one launch the car will switch to economy mode to save its battery. Tesla’s are very fast but they have little stamina. [/quote]

No not even close.

A Youtuber launched his Tesla Model to 60 mph from a dead stop THIRTY-ONE times in a row with no performance degradation. Porsche let a different Youtuber take the Taycan to a track and he used launch control 30 times in a row. He was still hitting 125mph from a dead stop in 10 seconds on the 30th attempt.

Is it possible that grandpa is scared of new technology and has no idea what he's talking about?[/quote]

I could get in the ‘71 Charger at midnight tonight in Bethesda and be in Key West for dinner tomorrow.

How many days does it take to drive a Tesla there? [/quote]

not since al bundy have I seen someone so boastful about a dodge [/quote]

Seriously though - how many days would it take to drive a Tesla the 1,250 miles from here to Duval Street? The same trip that the 49 year old Dodge - or any other ICE powered car - could make in about 19 hours? [/quote]

Probably [b]22 hours including stops in a Model 3[/b]. But I get why anyone driving an ICE car wants to go as quickly as possible with as few stops as possible. It's not enjoyable, it's hell.  I'm all for a fun, leisurely ride in a superior vehicle with technology that isn't over 100 years old. You can go on that death march in your ICE while destroying the planet[/quote]

Model 3 owner here.   Not a snowball’s chance in Hell.

I simply won’t do a rapid charge unless it’s truly an emergency. It’s just too hard on the battery pack. Done a sufficient of times, it will greatly reduce battery life, and given their cost, I view batteries as a “lifetime” part, rather than something replaceable as a maintenance item. So when the battery pack is due for replacement, I view it the same way as a regular car needing a new engine. In other words - salvage/junked.

Real world answer for a trip from here to south Florida is about 3 days, if you plan your stops to allow for two overnight charges and two top-off charges of 3-4 hours each day. [/quote]

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