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On Friday, a Tesla club in Italy announced that they had driven a Tesla Model S 100D 670 miles on a single charge a new record distance.
Tesla Owners Italia tweeted the news Friday with a photo of the vehicle display and a small explanation: 1078 km - 669.83 miles with Tesla ModelS 100D in a single charge by Tesla Owners Italy-Ticino-San Marino #teslarecord.
Based on the photo of the display, it took 98.4 kWh of energy to go 670 miles, nearly double the usual efficiency of a Model S, which is 300 Wh/mi. For a watts per mile explanation, check out this forum.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk celebrated the accomplishment on Twitter Saturday, announcing that it was a new record for electric cars. Congratulations Tesla Owners Italia!! he said.
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SHRED
(28,136 posts)The 1000D loves to go. They really had to putt putt around for about 22 hours straight.
njhoneybadger
(3,910 posts)BSdetect
(8,989 posts)power to rule.
And that won't be far away.
Then add the benefits of super lightweight materials for vehicles.
Perhaps hovering or even flying vehicles will be the main form of transport for personal use at least.