According to Musek, the current range is over 640 km higher than most people will use.
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Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, is well known for his activity on the Twitter network, where he very often reveals interesting news from behind the scenes of a purely electric carmaker. And this time he commented on the highest range of his electric cars, which apparently will not grow in the near future.
A Twitter user named Whole Mars Catalog mentioned in his post that the company Lucid offered the first electric car with a range of over 500 miles (approximately 804 km), but Tesla is said to be the first to produce them in bulk. He tagged Musk in the post and he reacted surprisingly.
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According to Musek, Tesla could have offered the Model S with a range of over 600 miles (approx. 965 km) about a year ago, but according to him, that would make the product worse. Drivers would drive 99.9% of their time on unnecessary battery weight, which would impair acceleration, handling and efficiency. Even the current range of over 400 miles (over 640 km) is said to be greater than most people will take advantage of.
Let us remind you that the Lucid Air electric car with the longest range now offers an electric combined range (according to the EPA) of up to 520 miles, ie about 837 km. The Tesla Model S with the highest range then offers the highest combined range of up to 405 miles, ie approx. 652 kilometers.
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Muska’s explanation, which may have unexpectedly slowed down the expectations of the brand’s fans, makes sense. Installing larger batteries, which are usually the easiest way to get a higher range, increases the weight and price of the car. However, Tesla is trying to take a slightly different path.
It seeks to find a balanced compromise between battery capacity, vehicle weight, technologies used and overall range, but also focuses on developing a network of fast charging stations, which should make it easier to travel long distances.
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