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Car vs Plane: Qantas and Tesla just ran a race against each other

By Marcus Wong - on 6 Apr 2016, 11:05am

Car vs Plane: Qantas and Tesla just ran a race against each other

While it may seem like an unfair match to pit a car against a plane, it’s interesting to note that the Tesla more than held its own against the plane until the very end when the 737 reached take-off speed. With its two CFM International jet engines, the 737 generates more than 50,000 pounds of thrust and fly at a cruising speed of 850 km/h. Flat out in the air, it can approach the speed of sound.

On the other hand, the five seater Model S can go from 0 to 100 kilometres an hour in three seconds, and might be one of the faster four-door cars ever built. It has a mode known as Ludicrous Mode where the 0-100 km/h time for Model S is decreased 10% to 3.0 seconds, and the quarter mile time hits just 10.9 seconds. Making the time to 250 km per hour some 20% faster than the standard Model S Performance.

As per the video above, Tesla’s Model S P90D electric car just about held its own against Qantas’ Boeing 737-800 until the very end, but the race was really a celebration of the signing of an agreement between the two companies to collaborate in efforts driving innovation for customers and sustainability for the transport industry.

In the coming months Qantas and Tesla will introduce the following services and benefits for customers:

  • Exclusive events for Qantas frequent flyers, enabling them to experience new Tesla vehicles and technology.
  • Qantas Club membership for Tesla Model S owners.
  • Tesla High Power Wall Connectors at Qantas Valet facilities in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide allowing Model S owners to charge whilst they travel.

Qantas will also become Tesla’s airline of choice in Australia, and offset all the car maker’s domestic corporate travel emissions as part of Qantas’ Future Planet Program.

 

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