The team driving Tesla Model S at the Canadian Ball Challenge of the Americas challenges "51 hours 47 minutes" and sets a new EV record
The American Continent Challenge competing for the time to run from the end to the end of the Americas east to west, commonly known as "Cannon ball"Two men driving Tesla Model S recorded the time of 51 hours 47 minutes which is the fastest as EV.
Two guys did a coast-to-coast 'Cannonball Run' in a Tesla Model S for a new record - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/9/15938028/tesla-model-s-cannonball-run-record
On July 1, 2017, Jordan Heart and Bradley Dusasa who ride the Tesla Model S 85 D are going to the east coast of New York on the other side of the Americas on the American West Coast, Redondo Beach, California I left at 23:30 in Pacific time. The purpose of the two trips is to run fastest in the Americas anyway and it will be a stoic content not to drop in anywhere except for charging the battery that is required along the way.
As the name suggests, the Tesla Model S 85 D, which two people drive, is a model equipped with a 85 kWh battery, and the distance that can run with one battery charge is standard 500 km. On the other hand, the distance across the Americas is about 4000 km if it is a straight line distance. In order to shorten the time it is important to reduce the time it takes to charge the battery as much as possible and to avoid using the air conditioner that consumes batteries as much as possible to avoid a mileage once I will.
In order to make the record officially acceptable, the two are posting the state of the challenge one after another to Twitter and Instagram. Also, all aspects of the drive are stored in the camera with the date / time time stamp, and finally a time lapse movie is created and made public.
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In the road two people will aim for the goal while changing driving. When and where to eat, when to sleep, when it becomes important, as mentioned earlier, by reducing the battery consumption by using the air conditioner, it is possible to improve the "electricity cost" and to reduce the number of times the battery is charged shortens the time It is a very important factor in doing. Especially it was severe when the sun rushed without mercy and ran in the desert area where the temperature exceeds 45 degrees, it seems that the electricity cost has inevitably increased and the charging frequency has increased.
Mr. Hart who finished the challenge to The Verge said, "We focused on keeping running anyway and we only stopped for dinner for meal while we were in the situation for the staff We continued to report and we were informed of the time we entered and the time it was when we were eating at a restaurant that we only spent 15 minutes and all other meals were low to control the rise in blood glucose levels We focused on digesting a strict napping schedule while we are not driving, limiting it to GI food only. "
And three days after the departure at 6:17 am on July 4, the two arrived at the Red Ball Garage on 31st New York East, the goal point. As the EV, we achieved the record "51 hours 47 minutes" which is the fastest speed in the world. This is to shorten the time of "55 hours just" recorded in 2016 by three hours or more. Moreover, the record of 2016 is due to "model S 90 D" which had large battery capacity, the air resistance was reduced by the improvement, and this new record was established by a vehicle older than 1 year old It is.
The mileage of this time was 2830 miles (about 4554 km), and the number of charging times in the road was 20 times. The mileage by one charge is about 228 km, but it seems that this distance has shortened by running a harsh environment such as a desert area as mentioned above. The total average speed is about 90 km / h.
Both names did not use "autopilot" function at this time's challenge. He also said that "I was purely fortunate that I did not get caught up in traffic because I departed in the midnight and arrived in New York early in the morning."
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