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Old 03-02-2019, 04:34 PM   #151 (permalink)
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I had to get back to this:

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Originally Posted by Taylor95 View Post
... The new 35k Tesla announced has a range of 220 miles. Once the battery capacity is at 80% (the recommended time to get new batteries) the range would only be 176 miles. Who would want to drive a car that could only go 150 miles or so before it has to be charged again? ...
Because it does not work like that.

First and for all, it is unlikely the pack would degrade that far. Most Model S or X packs still have way more capacity than just 80% after 300,000 miles. The Model 3 packs are supposed to be superior.

But let's assume it does indeed degrade to 80%.
If the battery degrades to 80% the new range of the Model 3 with standard battery is down from the 220 miles which it had when it was new to probably about 213 miles.
Because the '220 mile' standard range battery and the 264 mile midrange battery are the same, except for software limiting the range of the standard one.

In practical sense the standard battery's 220 mile range should never deteriorate until the battery is on the verge of collapse, if that ever happens.

Some users speculate about the price tag or the timescale on which Tesla will release the extra capacity to Standard range owners...

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