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Old 11-08-2021, 12:30 PM   #31
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Let's figure out how to make better batteries first before we discount the internal combustion engine
Agree, but lets not turn this into another EV Thread like every other new idea.
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Pointless if it’s not electric.
Yes and no. There will still be a market for high end Combustion engines and given they will be making them in Australia, with no climate strategy, they might be able to sell a few to people who don't want electrification. Its a niche play after all.
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Old 11-08-2021, 02:26 PM   #33
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5 Aussie super cars have already been made.. probably more. we're any of these a success?
https://www.carsguide.com.au/overste...to-shame-68780

The Brabham BT62 looks like a work of art but its not road legal
theres a road version of the bt62 coming
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Yes and no. There will still be a market for high end Combustion engines and given they will be making them in Australia, with no climate strategy, they might be able to sell a few to people who don't want electrification. Its a niche play after all.
hope im dead before they turn the petrol off. how will we drive our falcons in 20 years !
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hope im dead before they turn the petrol off. how will we drive our falcons in 20 years !
E100. And we'll be priced out of Petrol long before we run out of the stuff.

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The Brabham BT62 looks like a work of art but its not road legal
BT62R is a road legal version...
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Isn't europe and USA full of forgettable rich people that think they can make money from building the next super car?
Ask them how this works out - if anyone can remember those companies that became irrelevant.
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Let's figure out how to make better batteries first before we discount the internal combustion engine
we already have better batteries...isnt 1000k range enough?
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Old 12-08-2021, 01:18 PM   #39
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They can hire these guys for the manufacturing:



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BT62R is a road legal version...
At 1.8 to 2 million did they sell any?
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we already have better batteries...isnt 1000k range enough?
sorry going off topic but.. what batteries and what car
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At 1.8 to 2 million did they sell any?
Only released Sepr 2020, and a few sold already...not sure if dilivrirs have started
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Ummm a car with a big W on the back ......as if supercar owners dont get enough s#it thrown at them already
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sorry going off topic but.. what batteries and what car

Tesla Roadster 2022: Range potential, battery and performance
The Tesla Roadster 2022 will feature a 200kWh battery pack that, according to the US manufacturer, will have the potential to offer around 620 miles of range.

However, anyone tapping into the formidable performance potential of the car is unlikely to get anything near that. The powerpack will drive three electric motors – one in the front, two in the rear - which will deliver 10,000 Nm / 7,400 lb ft of torque and enable it to launch from zero to 60mph in 1.9 seconds.



https://www.tesla.com/roadster

Depends how hard you drive of course, same as a petrol car.
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V8 dual cab f'kin that is not an overpriced RAM...that car needs some competition.
Live the V8 79 series isnt overpriced to start with?
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Old 18-08-2021, 10:47 AM   #46
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Tesla Roadster 2022: Range potential, battery and performance
The Tesla Roadster 2022 will feature a 200kWh battery pack that, according to the US manufacturer, will have the potential to offer around 620 miles of range.

However, anyone tapping into the formidable performance potential of the car is unlikely to get anything near that. The powerpack will drive three electric motors – one in the front, two in the rear - which will deliver 10,000 Nm / 7,400 lb ft of torque and enable it to launch from zero to 60mph in 1.9 seconds.



https://www.tesla.com/roadster

Depends how hard you drive of course, same as a petrol car.
Sorry that link tells me nothing, and sorry I don't fall for the hype of pretty pictures in a brochure

You said better batteries. what better batteries are available?

making such claims and then posting a link to a future Tesla product doesn't make it so
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