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These are not random unverified posts. Maybe not in your groups but they are everywhere else. I did a search and saw a hand full of posts from owners and stopped scrolling. Here is an article I found: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/r...ng-206345.html and here is the petition with over 3k signatures.
Lead Lap
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I'm consistently impressed at how my EV handles the wet, including acceleration from a stop. It really is quite remarkable, it just gets going and expertly puts down just as much power as it can. It does not put a foot wrong. My Defender is also incredible in the wet. It's actually better than the EV, but that doesn't at all undermine how good the EV is because the EV is doing it with the best part of 600 hp and 800 lb/ft to handle.
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From: Maryland
I don’t see how a vehicle or its style of propulsion has an impact with hydroplaning. It’s simply the buildup of water in the tread of the tire that forces the tire up off the road surface thus losing grip.
R1S phantom drain update. Recap - 10 day spring break trip = 14% loss over the time period. This time I was on a 7 day work trip and left it unplugged instead of keeping it plugged in. Left at 80%, came back to 77%. Keeping it plugged in probably kept it from fully sleeping so I'll be unplugging when I leave for longer trips moving forward
EV ftw!!!
Joined: Nov 2002
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From: Lake Ontario
I'm consistently impressed at how my EV handles the wet, including acceleration from a stop. It really is quite remarkable, it just gets going and expertly puts down just as much power as it can. It does not put a foot wrong. My Defender is also incredible in the wet. It's actually better than the EV, but that doesn't at all undermine how good the EV is because the EV is doing it with the best part of 600 hp and 800 lb/ft to handle.
If you're wondering why I've tried to do this deliberately - it's simply because I couldn't believe how good the traction control is, so I wanted to see how good it is . The only time I lost traction was once (again it was safe to do this - no one around me and nothing to crash into) , exiting the highway and making a left hand turn to get on a side street (the light was green, late at night), I deliberately took the corner faster than it was safe to do so, there was a light dusting of snow on the road and the forward momentum of the car caused the rear to break loose mid way through the turn. Just plain physics
Lead Lap
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From: San Diego, CA
I have deliberately tried to make my car lose grip - when there's no one around me and there's enough room for error (meaning no obstructions/barriers etc for me to crash into). In wet, snow (not ice) and the traction control is just unbelievable on my dual motor Model S.
If you're wondering why I've tried to do this deliberately - it's simply because I couldn't believe how good the traction control is, so I wanted to see how good it is . The only time I lost traction was once (again it was safe to do this - no one around me and nothing to crash into) , exiting the highway and making a left hand turn to get on a side street (the light was green, late at night), I deliberately took the corner faster than it was safe to do so, there was a light dusting of snow on the road and the forward momentum of the car caused the rear to break loose mid way through the turn. Just plain physics
If you're wondering why I've tried to do this deliberately - it's simply because I couldn't believe how good the traction control is, so I wanted to see how good it is . The only time I lost traction was once (again it was safe to do this - no one around me and nothing to crash into) , exiting the highway and making a left hand turn to get on a side street (the light was green, late at night), I deliberately took the corner faster than it was safe to do so, there was a light dusting of snow on the road and the forward momentum of the car caused the rear to break loose mid way through the turn. Just plain physics
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Again I'll say it because now others have weighed in, no gas car I've driven has traction like my EV's. In most road conditions, I can put my foot to the floor and the tire slip is not there, or at least not noticeable. Not even a chirp. In the Polestar off the line I can consistently get a 3.7 second 0 to 60 on dry roads, and with cold AS tires. My Y I can consistently get 4.6 seconds. You do start feeling the weight and some breaking in traction if going around a corner too fast, but TC usually reigns you in
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EV ftw!!!
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From: Lake Ontario
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Do you have the Traction-Control turned off? Modern automotive diesels have a LOT of torque at low RPMs, and, assuming your sedan is RWD, even wide rear rubber may not handle it well without some help from the electronics.
Lead Lap
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Turn those nannies off and show up at the track. Let’s see how well it handles compared to gas vehicles. Test out your 50-150-50 for 30 min sessions thru the esses, straights, carousels, uphill and downhill (lift for regen
)Or you guys sticking to red light, highway passing and highway merging races? 👀