370 miles of range!!!!!!!!

[SpudLime]

Has it been confirmed that the SR Model S/X is still software limiting the battery?

 

[ucmndd]

Has it been confirmed that the SR Model S/X is still software limiting the battery?

It hasn't, but I strongly suspect this isn't the case. In fact I suspect the "75" has returned as 285 rated miles is exactly 10% improvement over the 259 rating of the prior 75D.

 

[Gixx1300R]

Tesla increased range on the 60/70KW cars before the Hurricane here in Florida. I had not heard of any other Models having this increase.

 

[SpudLime]

It hasn't, but I strongly suspect this isn't the case. In fact I suspect the "75" has returned as 285 rated miles is exactly 10% improvement over the 259 rating of the prior 75D.

Yeah, Im curious. If I was in the market, I would get the 75D again and be happy knowing down the road(pun) I can pay to get more range.

 

[brianman]

Sounds like any current tesla owner can get ludicrous for free - don't see anything about trading in with tesla...

The blog post said S, X owners. Elon (on conf call) said any Tesla owner.

Curious if Elon's word or the blog post wins if a Roadster or 3 owner asks about the "free" Ludicrous.

 

[tstafford]

Man that's a nice range upgrade over the current 100D. 10% is pretty sizable. For those of us who use them for road trips it does matter. With nearly four years of Tesla ownership under my belt, I'm convinced that range is king.

 

[diamonds2]

Only question is how long to wait before ordering to make sure they have the new drivetrain figured out, but not so long that they rescind the Free Ludicrous offer.

You must have been reading my mind.

 

[BPeter]

The blog post said S, X owners. Elon (on conf call) said any Tesla owner.

Curious if Elon's word or the blog post wins if a Roadster or 3 owner asks about the "free" Ludicrous.

Ludicrous doesn't cost them anything, I wouldn't be surprised if they offer it to any owner .

 

[DanCar]

Ludicrous doesn't cost them anything, I wouldn't be surprised if they offer it to any owner .

Tesla has said it costs them in higher warranty repair costs. Parts wear down rapidly if many ludicrous launches are done.

 

[ucmndd]

Ludicrous doesn't cost them anything, I wouldn't be surprised if they offer it to any owner .

It certainly does if they give it to someone who would have otherwise paid for it.

 

[HankLloydRight]

It certainly does if they give it to someone who would have otherwise paid for it.

Exactly. There is a very real $20k opportunity cost.

Given all the other updates and upgrades in the new MS/MX, I suspect a non-insignificant number of existing owners would have upgraded anyway, including the Ludicrous upgrade. It happens every time Tesla rolls out something new, and people want (or need) to always have the 'latest and greatest'.

Think of all those folks who instantly upgraded from P85D to the P90D, only to upgrade again shortly after that when the P100D was released. It's like clockwork. I'd bet Tesla even as a list of "people most likely to upgrade."

 

[SpudLime]

Exactly. There is a very real $20k opportunity cost.

Given all the other updates and upgrades in the new MS/MX, I suspect a non-insignificant number of existing owners would have upgraded anyway, including the Ludicrous upgrade. It happens every time Tesla rolls out something new, and people want (or need) to always have the 'latest and greatest'.

Think of all those folks who instantly upgraded from P85D to the P90D, only to upgrade again shortly after that when the P100D was released. It's like clockwork. I'd bet Tesla even as a list of "people most likely to upgrade."

 

[BornToFly]

I only have a year of payments left on my 2015 P85D, but the current offer has me seriously considering getting a new P100DL for the AP3, suspension upgrade, and free ludicrous! Aaahh, I don't know what to do!

 

[johnnyS]

I have been planning on keeping our 90D at least until the red California car pool stickers expire. This is mighty tempting. For about the same price as our 2012 model S, we could get a P100D.

 

[dhanson865]

Last year after receiving a direct hit from Hurricane Florence, Tesla Temporarily increased my range about 25% . This lasted around 3 months and jumped me from 335 to around 435. During this time I made one round trip of 350 miles and did not have to recharge. Returned home with 30 miles or so remaining. So, It would appear that they would not have to do anything other than software change to produce this increase. Wondering if it will have any effect on the battery. Wondering if Anyone can do anything to decrease the life span of the battery anyway. If you have this much buffer in a battery pack, it would be easy to make it look as if a battery has little or no degradation I also noticed the recommended daily charging went up to a top of chart range of about 300 miles. This makes me think that all of our charging strategies were for naught. I just flat out love this Bar, I mean Car. Never have I ever bough anything that has gotten better over time, with new and better features. It is a marvel. (May have to add a 20 year old bottle of Pappy to this statement)

I hope this does not start another seminar on batteries. I just want to be surprised if mine dies before I do.

350 miles trip at what speed? Like stuck in evacuation traffic doing under 20 mph for several hours?

 

[Snowstorm]

350 miles trip at what speed? Like stuck in evacuation traffic doing under 20 mph for several hours?

Well, if you really hyper mile the Tesla and drive at 30mph with HVAC off, I think you can get almost 2X the rates range.

Tesla Model S 100D Sets Production EV Range Record Of 1,078 km/670 Miles On Single Charge

 

[TB205gti]

Does anybody know if they have improved the cooling in the batterypack?

If the cells are the same, with the same chemistry as the older ones, and the coling is the same - why would the older ones not be able to get the faster 200Kw charging?

 

[tpnicho]

Does anybody know if they have improved the cooling in the batterypack?

If the cells are the same, with the same chemistry as the older ones, and the coling is the same - why would the older ones not be able to get the faster 200Kw charging?

This is my hope that existing Model S will be able to achieve the new peak charge or at least lose to 200KW

 

[croman]

This is my hope that existing Model S will be able to achieve the new peak charge or at least lose to 200KW

Tesla makes it sound like only 100kwh packs can go that high. That is the best pack design with the added cooling.

 

[bay74]

why would the older ones not be able to get the faster 200Kw charging?

I heard, on the ever-reliable Internet, that the cables from the charge port are thicker in the new models; this was apparently a limiting factor in the older ones. How true this is... No idea, but doesn't seem implausible to me.