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What will be new range of model 3 after battery day?
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ucmndd
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AlanSubie4Life
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UncertainTimes
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pianomankd
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ucmndd
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Since battery day was supposed to be back in April I'm hoping that if they are using new batteries and put them in production awhile ago. And after battery day there will be a software update to increase range if that is the case. Maybe thats an overachieving dream.
ucmndd
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I think suspecting they are secretly making completely new batteries in mass quantity from a facility that nobody has noticed or heard of, putting them in thousands of cars without anybody knowing, and secretly capping their capacity via software is quite a bit more than “overachieving dream”.
AlanSubie4Life
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I would not be surprised if we see a 345-mile rated Model 3 sometime before the end of 2021, but:
1) It won’t be due to the battery.
2) It will have the same actual range as the existing Model 3 under ideal conditions and the same energy available.
3) It’ll need to have a heat pump.
4) It’ll be using a different 2-cycle to 5-cycle scaling factor due to the heat pump giving better cold weather cycle results, so will magically get a better rating, like Model Y. It’ll just be more difficult to make that rating under ideal conditions. But it will most certainly do better than the current vehicle in chilly weather.
Maybe they’ll announce the 345-mile vehicle is in production (I thought I read something about Model 3s in Europe with heat pumps but have not been paying attention) on Battery Day and everyone will lose their sh** even though it has nothing to do with the battery?
Maybe in 2022 we’ll see denser batteries? No idea. Seems like they will need them for Cybertruck, for sure. Something has to give.
1) It won’t be due to the battery.
2) It will have the same actual range as the existing Model 3 under ideal conditions and the same energy available.
3) It’ll need to have a heat pump.
4) It’ll be using a different 2-cycle to 5-cycle scaling factor due to the heat pump giving better cold weather cycle results, so will magically get a better rating, like Model Y. It’ll just be more difficult to make that rating under ideal conditions. But it will most certainly do better than the current vehicle in chilly weather.
Maybe they’ll announce the 345-mile vehicle is in production (I thought I read something about Model 3s in Europe with heat pumps but have not been paying attention) on Battery Day and everyone will lose their sh** even though it has nothing to do with the battery?
Maybe in 2022 we’ll see denser batteries? No idea. Seems like they will need them for Cybertruck, for sure. Something has to give.
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dhanson865
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Ah, but there is a new facility we have pictures and video of and we have pics of the new cell so while we can't expect them to be in every tesla, and we can't expect it to have been going on since April, it is possible they picked one model or two in California and started putting them in there some time in the last few weeks.
Uncle Paul
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Heat pump will only effect range in weather cold enough to require the heater to be on.
CertLive
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The same rated but to actually do the advertised range in all weather with a larger buffer without having to sacrifice reasonable use of the heater / cooler. Would make it much more predictable on trips.
Maybe it’s just me, but a better battery for me should be used to allow for better, heavier materials for certain parts of the car.
I probably don’t need more range. The dings in the aluminum are obnoxious
I probably don’t need more range. The dings in the aluminum are obnoxious
CertLive
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Well the leaks are out a few days now. Looks like larger roadrunner cells which is a step in the right direction you just need stats now to back it up. Making the car lighter this could....
Callahan27
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Panasonic said they were putting a 5% more energy dense cell into production in September. Not sure what that will mean for the estimated EPA range and if and when we will see it.
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