Tesla Model S And X With 100 kWh Battery And “380 Miles Of Range” Approved

Tesla vehicles are getting their range extended considerably with the release of new battery packs. My research would suggest that 330 miles of range is more truthful than 380, however, since Europe’s calculation for ranges is more lenient than ours.

…news hints at an imminent release of three new versions of Tesla’s battery pack: 100D, P100D, and P100D with Ludicrous upgrade. A Dutch blogger found the reference to the new battery pack while looking through RDW’s open database. …the new 100D Model S is listed with a range of 613 km (~380 miles) on a single charge. Now of course, this is based the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC), which is much more forgiving than the EPA rating and doesn’t really reflect real-world range. Though it’s safe to say that the 100D should easily bring the Model S range over 300 miles on a single charge. It should also bring the Model X range closer to 300 miles, up from 257 EPA-rated miles.

This is closer to a buy. To me, they need 400 miles (actually miles, not theoretical) with some charge to spare, before I could use one as my only car. The supercharging stations are getting better. There's now a few extras on 20 and more heading west, but you're still not able to drive to El Paso from the east and there's no way to drive to Atlanta on 20 either. The other issue is that once the Model 3 is out, you'll have a lot more people using charging stations, and these intermittent 8 bay stations aren't going to cut it (assuming 3 customers have the option of getting super charging access). I think they need a charger in or around Lafayette LA on i-10 and probably one (or more) on Highway 90. On 20 at a minimum they need one in Birmingham. In TX i-10 they're severely lacking in Houston and Beaumont and San Antonio and El Paso. They're getting closer, but they're still a few years away from being the only car you need.

nilepez said:

This is closer to a buy. ... They're getting closer, but they're still a few years away from being the only car you need.

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I agree, personally I live in a suburb of Phoenix and have a supercharging station in my town. I still cant believe they havent worked on the i10 and i20 corridors... there must be some really fucking weird politics at play.

macksomerville said:

I agree, personally I live in a suburb of Phoenix and have a supercharging station in my town. I still cant believe they havent worked on the i10 and i20 corridors... there must be some really fucking weird politics at play.

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I don't know. It's better now. I could actually get to New Orleans at this point. On i-10, I'm not sure what the deal is. Probably it's an issue of there not being a lot of traffc. I doubt it's politics, because that part of Texas is no mans land. I'm sure they could get a relatively cheap plot of land (or a lease) somewhere in the hills.

nilepez said:

The other issue is that once the Model 3 is out, you'll have a lot more people using charging stations, and these intermittent 8 bay stations aren't going to cut it (assuming 3 customers have the option of getting super charging access). I think they need a charger in or around Lafayette LA on i-10 and probably one (or more) on Highway 90. On 20 at a minimum they need one in Birmingham.

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It's already a problem. On Fridays and Sunday evenings (the days when people are most likely to depart for and come back from road trips, there is already a wait at major charging stations. Waiting an hour for an hour charge honestly sucks. It's only going to get worse.

I was going to buy a model S this week, but they wouldn't sell me a right hand drive version in the USA. I am moving to NZ and wouldn't mind taking a S with me since they do not have distribution there. Guess I'll be waiting.

csshih said:

It's already a problem. On Fridays and Sunday evenings (the days when people are most likely to depart for and come back from road trips, there is already a wait at major charging stations. Waiting an hour for an hour charge honestly sucks. It's only going to get worse.

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With that in mind, I'd probably charge on Saturday Afternoon/Night. For Friday, I think they're assuming you'd charge it at home before you leave. Ultimately, if EV goes mainstream, people are going to have to pay for a charge, because the charging stations will end up replacing gas pumps and those guys aren't giving anything away for free, but they'll be plentiful.

nilepez said:

With that in mind, I'd probably charge on Saturday Afternoon/Night. For Friday, I think they're assuming you'd charge it at home before you leave. Ultimately, if EV goes mainstream, people are going to have to pay for a charge, because the charging stations will end up replacing gas pumps and those guys aren't giving anything away for free, but they'll be plentiful.

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That's exactly what they expect, people are just not used to using their electric cars like cellphones yet, the charging stations are for emergencies/long trips only. So with that in mind it's not a big deal for 99 percent of buyers if they're charged for using these stations - and the other one percent will buy the prepaid plan to fit their niche needs.

Add to this the fact that they're constantly improving the charging speeds so if it takes 15 minutes in a few years then that's close enough to what people are used to, and should help speed up potential "waiting" lines for those on long trips.

That and the doubling/quadrupling of charging stations of course.