{"id":1044,"date":"2020-11-11T08:40:44","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T08:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/?p=1327611"},"modified":"2020-11-11T08:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T08:40:44","slug":"tesla-squeezes-5-more-power-into-2021-model-3-with-hardware-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=1044","title":{"rendered":"Tesla squeezes 5% more power into 2021 Model 3 with hardware improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Despite announcing its entirely new 4680 cells at its <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2020\/09\/23\/tesla-is-finally-waking-up-to-the-realities-of-being-a-legitimate-car-maker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long-awaited battery day event in September<\/a>, Tesla hasn\u2019t given up on improving its current crop of 2170 power units.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2020\/11\/10\/tesla-model-3-82-kwh-battery-pack-new-cells\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">According to Electrek<\/a>, Tesla has improved the energy density of its 2170 cells by around 5%. The 2021 Model 3 specification lists an 82 kWh battery \u2014 a 7 kWh improvement over the <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2020\/07\/21\/ev-battery-basics-kw-kwh-electric-vehicle-charging-lingo\/\">car\u2019s current 75 kWh pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In reality, this means that Tesla can now squeeze 353 miles of range out of its Long Range Model 3, a nice 31-mile increase over the current (2020) version.<\/p>\n<p>This news isn\u2019t entirely unexpected. When the EV maker announced details of its 2021 Model 3, Tesla already confirmed it had an EPA estimated range of 353 miles.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, it wasn\u2019t clear how Tesla achieved the increased range, as the company has been known to issue software updates that have a similar impact. In this case, it seems we have a hardware improvement to thank.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Read: <a class=\"p-channel-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2020\/11\/10\/electric-cars-in-europe-are-three-times-cleaner-than-gasoline-equivalents\/\">Electric cars in Europe are three times cleaner than gasoline equivalents<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The improvement was revealed after new Tesla buyers in Europe shared their car specifications online. Tesla sends detailed car specification after purchase and registration of their vehicles, and as shown by some, it clearly lists an 82 kWh battery.<\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that this only appears to be the case for the Long Range AWD Model 3 variant, but it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if we see similar bumps in energy capacity in Tesla\u2018s other vehicles.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polestar.com\/nl\/polestar-and-shift?utm_medium=pp&amp;utm_source=dp&amp;utm_campaign=pcid_3450_41261_85609_351306_p_nl_1local_pp_dp&amp;utm_content=ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1308892 lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos.png\" alt width=\"220\" height=\"100\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos.png 3003w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos-280x127.png 280w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos-540x245.png 540w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos-270x123.png 270w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos-796x361.png 796w, https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2020\/07\/Polestar_wordmark_pos-1592x723.png 1592w\"><\/figure>\n<p><\/a><i><span><a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/\">SHIFT<\/a> is brought to you by Polestar. It\u2019s time to accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility. That is why Polestar combines electric driving with cutting-edge design and thrilling performance.<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polestar.com\/nl\/polestar-and-shift?utm_medium=pp&amp;utm_source=dp&amp;utm_campaign=pcid_3450_41261_85609_351306_p_nl_1local_pp_dp&amp;utm_content=ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><i><span>Find out how<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-post-pubDate\"> Published November 11, 2020 \u2014 08:40 UTC <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/shift\/2020\/11\/11\/tesla-squeezes-5-more-power-into-2021-model-3-with-hardware-improvements\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite announcing its entirely new 4680 cells at its long-awaited battery day event in September, Tesla hasn\u2019t given up on improving its current crop of 2170 power units. 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