The respective ranges of the Tesla Model S
Long Range and Tesla Model X Long Range have both been increased through some
hardware and software updates. A look at the Tesla website reveals that the
Model S Long Range is now rated at an EPA-estimated 628 km a 4.6
per cent increase over the 600 km it was previously rated at.
Similarly, the Tesla Model X Long Range now has an EPA-estimated range of 565 km, 7 per cent more than the 528 km previously.
Taking to Twitter, Tesla chief executive
Elon Musk said the increased ranges are due to “many small hardware
improvements throughout the car that have been introduced gradually over past
several months. Software just thinks the car is less efficient than it actually
is.”
Musk went on to add that 643.6
kmmight be achievable with a new set of wheels and tires Tesla could be
developing for all previously-produced vehicles. There’s a strong possibility
that the range of future Tesla models will be even greater than 400 miles.
After all, the second-generation Tesla Roadster has been promised to support a
200 kWh battery that will allow it to travel some 1,000 km on a
single charge. Before that model hits the market, however, it is possible that
Tesla could introduce a 120 kWh battery option for the Model S and Model X, as
has been rumored in recent weeks, InsideEVs reports.
