What kind of performance would the Tesla have

[t-maxxracer32]

are you saying that the cars should be running on lipo packs? or A123 system cells? (sorry i didnt read the whole thread just skimmed it)

Id feel nervous driving in a car with 500lbs worth of lipo packs. sure they are stable when handled properly, but youve seen the threads where they were handled right but something in their chemistry caused them to either explode or just burst.

imagine 500lbs of this stuff going off..........

now if you are asking that they run off lifepo or A123 type batteries that are almost always stable then i can understand your argument as to why they are using cheaper cells and adding extra weight.

although they may seem like rookies im sure they know what they are doing and theres gotta be a reason for this

but who knows.. maybe they just didn't research all the options with the batteries they use.