We run simulations to characterize the performance of these two components using time steps of just 50 microseconds. For example, we have detailed Simulink models of the Roadster’s power electronics and motor. Careful partitioning of the model across component-level boundaries enabled us to use less detailed component models to speed up simulations of the entire vehicle.
Watch the Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s simulated drag race in the video below.Using Simulink, we have architected the vehicle model so that it is flexible at the component level, which enables us to support multiple component models at different levels of detail.
With the Roadster SpaceX Package, perhaps Tesla would need to call the vehicle’s launch something even beyond Plaid, if such a thing even exists. A 1.1-second 0-60 mph launch is no joke, after all, and Elon Musk himself has noted that occupants of the vehicle would likely feel like they are in a “hardcore” roller coaster. If the Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package’s launch was even slightly accurate to the simulation, the EV maker might need to implement some safety measures for its halo car. That’s pretty exciting considering that the simulation only had the rocket thrusters on for a second during the vehicle’s launch. As per the simulation, the base next-gen Roadster was able to complete its quarter-mile run in 8.8 seconds, while its rocket-equipped sibling was able to cover the same distance in 7.95 seconds. The artist only simulated the SpaceX Package’s thrusters being on for 1.1 seconds, but the result was already out of this world. Such a launch was recently rendered in stunning 3D by former avionics engineer and VFX artist Slav Popovski, who shared a simulation of how a base next-gen Roadster compares to the Tesla Roadster SpaceX package in a drag race. Interestingly enough, this figure has been mentioned before by YouTube’s Engineering Explained, who calculated that the rocket-equipped Roadster could, at least in theory, perform a 0-60 mph launch in 1.1 seconds.Įlon Musk confirms the new Tesla Roadster’s 1.1-second 0-60 mph acceleration
But true to form, Elon Musk confirmed that the Tesla Roadster SpaceX Package would indeed have the capability to accelerate from 0-60 mph in 1.1 seconds. This number was insane in many ways, as it was already something approaching the level of NHRA Top Fuel Dragsters and vehicles used for land speed records like the Bloodhound SSC. And during its excursion into the museum, Tesla enthusiasts noticed something remarkable with the next-generation Roadster’s information panel: the SpaceX Package’s 0-60 mph figures were estimated at a crazy 1.1 seconds. This became evident last month when the Roadster prototype attracted a lot of attention when it was displayed at the Petersen Auto Museum. The Roadster is yet to enter production, but the excitement for the vehicle remains palpable.
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