Tesla says the key is a larger 100 kW/h (kilowatt hour) battery pack that not only launches the vehicle down the highway at 2.5 seconds at 0-60 mph but increases the driving range to an estimated 315 miles.
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Yes. The American electric auto giant unveiled speedy new model electric cars that can go beyond 300 miles (482 kilometers) in a single charge.
CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk said, “I think this is going to send a great message to the public that sustainable transport is the future”, On the effort involved in boosting the acceleration of the vehicle he said, “This has been a very hard development;going from roughly 90 to a 100” was “more like a 50 percent increase in difficulty”. He now owns a Tesla Roadster which he got back in 2010 and reserved his Model X back in 2012. The tweet caused Tesla stock to rise more than 2.5 percent during the day. Tesla has also upgraded the standard charging system from 40 to 48 amps, to enable even faster charging times from its Supercharger stations.
Tesla is yet to confirm Australian pricing or specifications for the P100D, though based on Model S variants already sold here, the new flagship will likely start north of $210,000 when it arrives.
A filing on Tuesday showed that Musk is buying over half of a $124 million bond offer by SolarCity.
The new Model S had a starting price of $135,000. The larger 100kWh battery, however, could take slightly longer to charge fully than the current 90kWh battery in the 90 and P90D models.
“Of course this is an expensive auto”.
“It’s an impressive acceleration and range number [but] it doesn’t apply to most Americans out there”, Brauer said, adding that there were many cars available in the $20,000-$25,000 price range.
That rate of acceleration is slightly slower than the LaFerrari and Porsche 918 Spyder, but those are both limited run, million-dollar two-seater cars, Tesla points out in a blogpost.
Tesla has been under investigation from USA safety regulators following a fatal crash in Florida earlier this year involving its drive-assistance feature known as Autopilot.
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Reported by Electrek, Musk, despite refusing to comment on Autopilot directly, said on 23 August: “One thing I should say though is that with Version 8.0 of the software, which is hopefully going to final review right now, there will be material improvements in the autonomy of the auto”.
