{"id":49741,"date":"2023-05-16T09:03:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49741"},"modified":"2023-05-16T09:03:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T13:03:35","slug":"tesla-elon-musk-suggests-ev-vs-gas-f1-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=49741","title":{"rendered":"Tesla CEO Elon Musk Suggests EV Vs Gas\/Hybrid Formula 1 Race"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Posted on<\/span>\u00a0EVANNEX on May 13, 2023,\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0Peter McGuthrie<\/p>\n

A major part of Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s legacy\u00a0has been making Tesla<\/a> an electric vehicle giant, and now the CEO wants to see EVs at the center stage of racing. Musk attended the Formula One Grand Prix LSXMA in Miami, even suggesting a new kind of race in the league that includes EVs.<\/p>\n

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Following the event, Musk responded on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to an ESPN tweet pointing out that he was in attendance (via\u00a0The Street<\/em><\/a>). Musk was seen pictured with Red Bull Racing Principal Christian Horner, and he stated that the event had included a \u201cfun discussion of aero & battery technology in F1.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI proposed a pure EV vs gas\/hybrid F1 race,\u201d Musk added in the tweet.<\/p>\n

Currently, F1 vehicles average roughly between 200 and 220 mph during the straightaways of racing circuits, with some reaching speeds as high as 231 mph. There is an EV racing league called Formula E, though the cars in that league are far off from what Formula 1 cars can do at the current time, with top speeds running around 175 mph.<\/p>\n

Tesla\u2019s Model S<\/a> Plaid has a top speed of over 200 mph, especially if tuned or upgraded specifically for racing. As one example, the four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vittel has raced tuned versions of the Model S Plaid, saying in March that the Plaid could reach top speeds of up to 217 mph (350 kph). Vittel retired from F1 last season and has been sharing videos of the Model S Plaid for the past few months.<\/p>\n

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Despite the Model S Plaid\u2019s high speeds, other factors affect performance, such as a vehicle\u2019s brakes. In Vittel\u2019s recent videos, the Model S Plaid is equipped with Tesla\u2019s carbon-ceramic brakes, set to release with the Tesla Track Package<\/a> in the coming months. The carbon-ceramic brakes are said to unlock the Model S Plaid\u2019s top speeds, which explains Vittel reaching 217 mph.<\/p>\n

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