Oh, another thing

[cjsmith]

I drove a Tesla last Monday.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Well, I didn't really stomp on it, because the owner was watching. :-) The slowdown as I released the gas pedal would take some getting used to, and the climbing in and out is awkward, and obviously there's no trunk space to speak of, but otherwise, that thing is sweet.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

I think the body is the same as a Lotus Elise, which makes it very low with no useful trunk space. The transmission is just a 1-speed, so that's probably the cause of the slowdown you felt when you took your foot off the throttle.

Did you just drive it on a straight road? Or did you get to take it over some curves?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Around a loop in the parking lot at very low speeds. I'll get another chance, on more road, tomorrow.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Enjoy! It should be fun. If it drives like an Elise, it'll feel like it's almost glued to the road.

[plymouth.livejournal.com]

It was designed by Lotus people so it shares a lot of the same characteristics, but it was designed from a clean slate.

[nosrednayduj]

It's possible the slowdown is regenerative braking kicking in. I have an old Solectria Force which hardly has any pickup at all, but boy does that regen slow you down!