Apr. 7 at 12:35 PM
$QS The limiting factor for sub second 0-60 is TRACTION, not battery discharge. Existing Lithium-Ion cells (like those in the Model S Plaid) can already dump enough power to spin the wheels at any speed. Musk has confirmed the use of Cold Gas Thrusters. Instead of just spinning the wheels, the car will blast compressed air out of hidden nozzles (derived from SpaceX rocket tech). The air gets re-compressed using a special air pump. On the bright side, qs could still be used to make this the ultimate roadster / race car but its not necessary for tesla to reach the performance specification they have set.