Tesla Motors is set to release a new software update for the Model S that is claimed by CEO Elon Musk to “end range anxiety”.
Little else is known about the update, although it is set to be an over-the-air firmware update for all Model S owners, which will be downloadable through the car’s on-board internet function.
A press conference has been scheduled for this coming Thursday, according to Elon Musk’s personal twitter account. In a tweet, he said,
“Tesla press conf at 9am on Thurs. About to end range anxiety … via OTA software update. Affects entire Model S fleet.”
Earlier in the year, Musk tweeted that a performance software upgrade was to be released for the P85D, shaving a tenth of a second from the 0-60mph time, potentially resulting in a 0-100km/h time of about 3.3 seconds.
The current Model S range features three electric powertrain options, a 60kWh battery pack in the standard Model S, an 85kWh single motor and a dual-motor 85kWh system in the P85D. The claimed range for the standard Model S is around 335km, or 426km for the 85kWh model, and 407km for the performance P85D model.
A software update to “end range anxiety”. Sounds like one of Elon Musk’s lies. The tesla cult sucks up his lies. They swoon over his tweets as if they are gospel. It sounds like Tesla is planning some tweaks to improve range, and is dishonestly hyping it as the “end of range anxiety”.
Elon Musk and Tesla fan boys ought to be in prison like Kevin Trudeau. Elon Musk and Tesla fan boys fraudulently claim that Tesla batteries are environmentally friendly, green, landfill safe, non-toxic, non-hazardous and contain no heavy metals. Their fraudulent claims can be debunked by Tesla’s own emergency responders guide for the Tesla model S, which indicates that Tesla batteries have hazardous toxic materials and heavy metals.