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Originally Posted by filmoreslim
Electric is faster than combustion. However, the 300 mile range has to be drastically reduced when drag racing.
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Petrol cars suffer greatly reduced range when driven a track pace as well.
What kind of MPG do you get around a track? A turbocharged engine can really suck down fuel when driven hard. Every time you stomp the gas in a turbo car, the mixture is pushed rich to keep things from going south (detonation, pre-ignition, etc) in the combustion chamber. I wouldn't be surprised if one would average 4 to 6 MPG around a track in the M5. That would put the range of the M5 just over 110 miles at 6 MPG, and that's if you run in to dead empty. Run to 'reserve', you're looking at just under 95 miles.
The big difference between electric and petrol is that refueling takes minutes. Recharging takes hours (or hour, if you're Tesla supercharging).