A gasoline glut is in our future

[Nanners]

I thought Teslas are meant to be as safe as, if not safer, than your average SUV.

http://www.teslamotors.com/about/pre...ar-ever-tested

TESLA MODEL S ACHIEVES BEST SAFETY RATING OF ANY CAR EVER TESTED

SETS NEW NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY SCORE RECORD

MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2013
Palo Alto, CA — Independent testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded the Tesla Model S a 5-star safety rating, not just overall, but in every subcategory without exception. Approximately one percent of all cars tested by the federal government achieve 5 stars across the board. NHTSA does not publish a star rating above 5, however safety levels better than 5 stars are captured in the overall Vehicle Safety Score (VSS) provided to manufacturers, where the Model S achieved a new combined record of 5.4 stars.

[~primetime~]

Have to say, that is very impressive

[highwhey]

http://www.teslamotors.com/about/pre...ar-ever-tested

I wonder how much in bribes that rating cost.

Lol

[Nanners]

I wonder how much in bribes that rating cost.

Lol

yeah because a new startup car company has tons of extra cash to be throwing around on bribes

[highwhey]

yeah because a new startup car company has tons of extra cash to be throwing around on bribes

It's not like they're manufacturing daewoos. Bribes don't have to be in the millions, if anything the worth of a single tesla s would satisfy a couple pockets

[Nanners]

You make it sound like electric cars would be dominating Nascar and Formula 1 if allowed, but fair enough, I'll just take your word on all that.

Turns out hybrids already are dominating F1, I just learned that all modern F1 cars are hybrids. Check out the insane noises made by this monster leaving the pits.

[~primetime~]

[QUOTE]For 2014 not only will technology and energy recovery systems play an integral role in the car

[PHX_Phan]

I'll stick with gas engines. Prefer to work on my own car and have affordable parts when they break.

[Nanners]

http://www.gizmag.com/formula-one-ne...id-tech/30560/


It is interesting that Formula 1 cars will be using electric power but that is not the same type of hybrid tech that our current hybrid cars use correct?

Yeah its not the same type of hybrid tech that commuter hybrid cars use, those have been designed for fuel efficiency and not speed, but still the reason they are making these new F1 cars hybrids is because they are straight up faster than the non-hybrids.

There are some new consumer exotics with hybrid systems like the type found in F1 cars, such as the Mclaren P1.