Tesla Model S: 9 reasons it's bloody great 

More like 9 reasons that it's *fucking great*

Your first argument is wrong, wrong, wrong. Recall: power = torque * rpm; an electric drivetrain has constant _torque_ all along the rev range, but at 0 rpm you have 0 hp. The power of an engine with constant torque is a linear function of its torque, and yes, with an electric motor, you have the max torque from > 0. This is why you have such an acceleration.

For info, the Tesla Model S can't use his "700Hp" It's 530'ish HP, because the battery can't power more

Nice video but the music over the voice is too loud. Please reduce the music volume

Lithium mining isn't even technically even mining, it's pumping out salt from the ground. The common huge hole in the ground isn't at all what lithium extraction is really like. And lithium batteries are actually eco friendly from what I've been able to find.

Lithium only comprises about 2% of the batteries.

532 horsepower in ludicrous mode. it's battery limited. the tesla roadster with the 80kwh battery upgrade has a rated range of 340 miles, which is more than 10% more than the 90D.

Have you lost Rory completely then?

"A bloody 17" iPad display" Sorry its not a Apple display it has nothing to do with Apple. I really wish people would stop comparing anything with a touch screen to Apple it just makes you look like an idiot.

You don't mine Lithium in the same way you mine for coal and oil though. It's found in dried up lake beds as it occurs in or where salty water has been, so it's easy to get to and its the 3rd most found element on earth. It's also worth noting the battery only contains 2% lithium as an active ingredient. We will never reach peak lithium like we will with oil because it is a metal and once you have enough for the world fleet you simply reuse recycled cars to build the new ones. Tesla recycle their old battery packs as they are essentially a concentrated ore as all the ingredients that went into the pack are still there at the end of its life. This also is a further cost saving that will occur probably in the next 20 years.

Nice job by Ben on theTesla Model S and this Model S might have Ludicrous Mode which was tested by Rory Reid in Series 23 Episode 4 using a Model X against a Dodge Charger Hellcat

plus Tesla's new gigafactory will devote part of the factory to recycling in repurposing their batteries so even better 😉

They need Side pocket doors Heads up Display on winshield. Night vision- to avoid deers at night

A friend of mine said that he was on his way to blacking out when he was riding in a P85D

Where can I find the music that was playing in the background

The background music is louder than you talking.

Pls turn off the muzak, so that we can hear what is on your mind.

bring back Rory and get rid of this lethargic guy

What happened to the black guy? He was good

What makes the model S even more amazing is the fact that the 700+ HP provided by the motors isn't actually fully available, due to current restrictions from the battery and through the circuitry. It's currently limited to about 550HP. Which means that the 0-60 times of 2.8 seconds is not as fast as this car can go, it's as fast as this car can go today. There is still almost 50% HP waiting in the wings for some lower-resistance wiring, say graphene for example. Imagine how fast this car could go with another 50% HP.

the still pictures with the text are cringy

Hey, make your voice louder :)

What is the intro song?! Like the first 3 seconds

Look over your right should at the trim on the B pillar - same fault as Robert Lewellyns car. A great electric car, but flawed by quality control and ultimately only as green as the original power source used to charge it.

Nice review. Just an idea/suggestion... when the review is talking, please lower the accompanying music, particularly when he is inside the vehicle, the combination of music and windnoise drowns out his voice, especially when heard through headphones.

lets see how new tesla next year will do. if it catches on we might see more brands doing the same, long range battery cars. lets hope so.

So has Rory left the channel?

Love all the vids👍🏻

Keep up the great work!

This is the list of things you'll NEVER have to maintain/repair/replace on an EV: Fuel tank Fuel line Fuel filter Fuel pump Fuel Injectors / carburetor Electronic Ignition / coil / Distributor Spark Plugs Spark Plug wires Lead/Acid battery Oil Oil pump Oil filter Transmission Driveshaft Starter Alternator Timing chain Serpentine belt Valve adjustment Gasket Piston rings Turbo (if applicable) Supercharger (if applicable) Muffler The only actual maintenance cost is differential oil change every 12 years/ 150 000 miles, electric motor bearings every 500 000 miles and windshield washer fluid! Direction, suspension and tires are the same as ICE, obviously. Most high end cars also share similar sensors, cameras and navigation computer. The battery has an 8 years unlimited miles warranty and will STILL be 92%+ efficient after 100 000 miles over 10 years. (SOURCE: www.greencarreports.com/news/1096801_tesla-model-s-battery-life-how-much-range-loss-for-electric-car-over-time) Replacement cost will significantly drop 10 years from now with technological refinement and mass market penetration of EVs, *BUT* considering that the battery will, in most scenarios, easily outlive the car itself, replacing the battery is not even a consideration, unless you plan to drive 200 000 miles by keeping the car for over 15 years and you demand over 89% efficiency… You must drive half a million miles with this thing to get below 80% efficiency, which mean that from a 285 miles range brand new, you’ll still get over 220 miles of range in the worse case scenario ever! Add to this the fact that brakes last 5 times longer up to 100 000 miles due to regenerative breaking, FREE Super Chargers, Tesla infinite miles drivetrain warranty and most important argument of all, electrify cost is orders of magnitude cheaper than gas at only a few buck per full charge, and you will realize EV is a no brainier! With the money saved on gas and near zero maintenance, the car actually pays for itself after a few years!

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Its all good good but ! the battery ant going to last, after 5 years it will not be worth a pinch of billy goat shit for resale.

I bet a ford ka would beat this car in a race from Glasgow to London .. So this car is pointless