The Tesla Model S has arguably accomplished much more than any other auto to make electric vehicles trendy and desirable, but it cannot change the reality: For numerous drivers, the charging infrastructure just cannot support their vehicular wants the way old-fashioned internal combustion can.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says he’s about to modify all that.
With a boldness—and lack of detail—that’s become trademark for the a lot-loved CEO, Musk tweeted over the weekend that his electric automobile firm is about to resolve Tesla Model S drivers’ driving-range worries forever:
Tesla press conf at 9am on Thurs. About to finish variety anxiousness … by means of OTA software update. Affects entire Model S fleet.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 15, 2015
Quite powerful stuff.
It’s hard to read any sort of detail into a purposefully cryptic announcement sent out in a packet that can only carry 140 characters, but 2 items jump out. Very first, Musk’s claim that the trick operates by means of over-the-air computer software update indicates that it is most likely some sort of power-management tweak, updated battery-status gauge for the dashboard, or other repair. Second, given that it impacts the “entire Model S fleet,” we know it can’t be a trick that only performs for dual-motor all-wheel-drive models.
Our hunch is that, whilst the new software update will possibly give Model S owners a nice little range boost or a far more fine-grained information report from the battery area, it is most likely not going to do away completely with the issue of driving an electric-powered car in a gas-focused world. But that sort of nuance doesn’t match into a tweet.
This story initially appeared on roadandtrack.com.
Elon Musk Promises to “End Range Anxiety” By way of Computer software Update for Model S
