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Model S range and interior update imminent?
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DanCar
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People live different lives and have different needs.
I personally often go hiking, hunting etc so I travel to «remote» places and or cabins where there is no destination charging or even electricity at all.
For example this fall I went many times to a cabin that was about 150km from the closest charger(on route) when I arrived there I had 40% SOC. I stayed there for some days and with vampire drain I was now at 30-35% soc.
It was snowy out when I left the cabin so the car drained a ton of energy the first few kilometers, there was just no way I could make it back to the closest charger(on route). Only option was to travel to absolutely oposite direction for 40 minutes to a supercharger, when I arrived the battery was not warm since it was a too short drive which means I only got 60kw charging rate, I had to stay there and charge for 1.5 hours before I had enough range to get back home. So thats 40+40 minutes extra drive+1.5hr charging. Thats 210 minutes extra travel time, for a trip that should only had been 300kms.
Granted my car is only a S75D, but Im not so sure even the lr+ would had made it without that extra drive and charge. and there is plenty of places way more remote where I am not able to even travel right now.
Yes, I meant Great Basin. Yeah, once weather warms up a bit, I plan on making some road trips. Its good to have the flexibility, more range means time saved for me, dont like to use up too much time off at once. I dont make long trips often, but more range is helpful when I do. And, when you go way out, speed limit goes up to 70+, more range means I can drive at those speeds breathing a lot easier.
Come make that drive in the midwest when temps fall below 0 F. You'll find out what range anxiety is real fast when your spit freezes before it hits the ground.
Aaaannnd thats why I live In CA, Snow is something you visit
Tiger
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Tiger
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Maybe we need to merge all the refresh threads together, ..., you know, reddit and all
If you're an urban dweller that spends your life inside a 10 mile bubble, maybe ...
FlatSix911
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MarcG
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Is that a horizontally-mounted center display I spot?
Tesla Model S 'Palladium' refresh spotted on test track ahead of launch - Electrek
Tesla Model S 'Palladium' refresh spotted on test track ahead of launch - Electrek
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Boooooring!... ;-)This body styling has for the most part been in production since 2012 and is getting a bit stale. I mean I still like the current S and think it's a good looking car, but I sure hoped for something that looked a bit more exciting like some of the renderings. Hopefully this is an intentionally subdued test car exterior and the real thing will have a bit more pizzaz. Side view mirrors are so 2020.... we want sideview cameras
ucmndd
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Speak for yourself. I’m generally not in favor of expensive electronic gimmicks replacing simple, maintenance-free analog technology for little to no benefit.
Soooo.... we seeing this thing tomorrow? What's the guess? I'm thinking if we don't see it tomorrow we'll at least find out when we'll see it.
I'm still hoping this is a mule, and I think it is. If it's just a barely updated S I'll pass.
As far as the cameras, yeah, it may be silly but I was kind of hoping my next Teslas wouldn't have side view mirrors.
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