industry pool at nürburgring

One day after we originally published this story, Tesla contacted R&T to say that it will be participating in Industry Pool lapping sessions at the Nurburgring.Last night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the automaker would be doing something at the Nürburgring next week with a Model S. He didn't offer any further explanation of his plans or what he hopes to achieve, but it's fair to assume he wants to contest the 7:42 'Ring lap time achieved by Porsche's new electric car, the Taycan Turbo S. But if Tesla wants to set a record next week, it's still got lots of work to do—including scheduling track time with the folks who operate the Nürburgring. Opinions and comments published on this site may not be sanctioned by and do not necessarily represent the views of CleanTechnica, its owners, sponsors, affiliates, or subsidiaries. To be clear, Plaid powertrain is about a year away from production & applies to S,X & Roadster, but not 3 or Y. The word “Nürburgring” no longer just describes a place with history but has evolved into a brand with a future. The Model S Performance is a quick car, but Tesla has no prior experience attempting to lap the Nürburgring. A Mercedes EQC was also on the track at just over a minute into the video.It’s great to have more electric vehicles on the track. Road & Track participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. That doesn't mean it isn't possible, just that it's a huge undertaking. The Nürburgring is a 150,000 person capacity motorsports complex located in the town of Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer Nordschleife "North loop" track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. While the fastest Model S's 2.4-second 0-60 time beats the Taycan Turbo S's 2.6, the greatest challenge in taking an EV around the treacherous 13-mile track has to do with battery life and temperature.And even if you have a great car, setting a quick time isn't a given.

And none of that will be possible if Tesla can't secure exclusive track time. The trademark used today (first line, third logo from the left) depicts the myth of the Nordschleife in a modern fashion in combination with the Nürburgring name in modern and individual typography. The weather has to be just right, tires have to be properly warmed, and the driver has to know every little nuance of the track. The Nürburgring Nordschleife is, with its 20.832 km, 73 turns (33 left and 40 right), 290 meters in altitude and its different types of asphalt, the most challenging race and test track in the world. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. CleanTechnica is the #1 cleantech-focused news & analysis website in the US & the world, focusing primarily on electric cars, solar energy, wind energy, & energy storage.The content produced by this site is for entertainment purposes only. Tesla Model S P100D+ Makes An Apperance On Nürburgring in a video in a practice race against other high-performance vehicles. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io Many people perceive electric cars as cute little things that don’t go fast (unless they’re from Tesla), so the idea of racing them is oddly refreshing and revives the auto industry as well as the market. This content is imported from Twitter. The American Tesla and German Porsche weren’t the only electric vehicles representing on the track at that time.

)The upgrades mentioned in Elon’s tweets include the fact that the Model S on the Nürburgring track has 3 motors and Plaid Mode, which will soon be applied to the Model S and Model X, and will also reach the coming Roadster, but not the 3 or the Y.Yes.