WASHINGTON: The CEO and CTO of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Elon Musk, hinted that this week something big will emerge from Tesla to bring an end to 'range anxiety'.
The Model S and every other electric vehicle, Tesla's current flagship, has been known to inspire so-called range anxiety, wherein a driver spends a lot of time worrying about when they'll next be able to get a full charge, and consequently don't often drive anywhere near the upper limit of their battery's range.
According to the San Francisco-based techcrunch.com, Musk's tweet promised more information on Thursday morning of how a coming software update for Tesla S will "end range anxiety." The Tesla S has already accrued some impressive new abilities via software update, including an acceleration speed boost for its P85D.
Tesla has already invested in a network of high-speed supercharger stations across the US to fight range anxiety, and introduced a pilot program to test the feasibility of swapping out physical batteries in just a few minutes for around the cost of a tank of gas.
This update could either be a way more intelligently manage the existing power available to Tesla S vehicles to significantly extend range, but it seems more like it will offer some improved way to deal with the existing limitations on car battery tech.
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