Tesla is going to be Roadster-sports car of a new battery. That should ensure that the range is considerably greater: nearly 400km to almost 650 km. Incidentally, not only by a better battery, but also by reduced air – and rolling resistance.
The battery upgrade will be available as part of an upgrade package for the Tesla Roadster, the first electric car of the company, as the carmaker announced. Of the sports car are approximately 2500 units sold. Normally there may be almost 400 km to be driven on a charge. According to Tesla ceo Elon Musk, the radius is considerably larger due to an upcoming battery-upgrade. The new battery must ensure that under favourable conditions, approximately 650 km with a full load can be driven.
Not only a new battery and allows for the greater range. There will also be a retrofit aerodynamics package that the aerodynamic drag by 15 percent to reduce. The rolling resistance even with the 20 percent be reduced with a new set of tires. The entire package updates the name Roadster 3.0.
With the new battery and the reduction of the resistance, the Roadster is significantly longer with a charge than the popular Model S. According to Musk, will receive the latter in the long term an upgrade, but it is not known when this will be: the ceo says on Twitter that the upgrade will be available soon, allowing Model S owners to please have a little patience.
Tesla is the upgrade in early 2015 demonstrate on a load from San Francisco to Los Angeles to drive with the improved Roadster. When the owners of the sports car with the upgrade package can get is, however, not yet clear. Incidentally, puts Tesla in the coming years may be even more upgrades will be released for the Roadster.
