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A new of an electric car from Tesla Motors can go from 0 to 100kph in 2.8 seconds. The Tesla Model S P85D was already very . Its Insane Mode meant the car could get from 0-100kph in 3.2 . The is called Ludicrous Mode and will take the up to 762. This gives it the extra to get to 100kph in less than three seconds. This is to the Porsche 911 Turbo S supercar. That of power means the car can accelerate at a force of 1.1G. It makes the driver feel that he or she is going faster than the speed of out of an airplane.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the improved came from research into an advanced . Engineers were working on a new power train, which is the system that delivers the power from the engine to the . They managed to increase the battery power by ten per cent, making the car . Tesla said: "Unlike a internal engine with hundreds of moving , Tesla electric motors have only one moving : the rotor. As a result… is instantaneous, silent and smooth." The new Tesla costs $87,500; the "ludicrous" upgrade is an $13,000.

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