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The big questions now is, will it come now soon with the 18650 cells or have they already got it approved for cell 2170 that won't come to Model S and Model X until second half of next year? Elon have several times talked about bigger battery in 2017 and the new cells won't come for some time so why would they ask for approval already? And do they already have the new typ of cells to get an range by NEDC?
 
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They probably don't have those cells and would definitely not send them for approval if the release was that far away (they know that like CARB the database is public). It's certainly an evolution of the chemistry based on 18650 and it's certainly coming very soon. All bets are open, I'd say they will appear on the Website next Tuesday ;-)
 
What does everyone think the model x 100D range would be? They registered it as 380 miles but that doesn't seem likely. The 90D has 260+ miles. That would be a huge jump.
In Europe they use the NEDC driving cycle wish is far lighter and give much longer range, the 90D have a range of 346 miles according to NEDC so 380 so an increase of 9,8%. If you add this to the EPA number you get a range of 323 miles. It's not sure the boost will be exactly the same but around 320 miles would I expect according to EPA.
 
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