The Tesla could be heading for a 100-mile advantage.
The Tesla Model Y already has the edge over its competitors when it comes to range, having received a range increase last year. Currently, the Long Range has a range of 326 miles and the Performance variant - which can get to 60 mph in only 3.5 seconds - isn t too far behind with a range of 303 miles. However, the Model Y can t yet match other Teslas like the Model 3 (maximum range of 353 miles) and the Model S (up to a claimed 520 miles). This could all be set to change later this year thanks to the automaker s latest battery technology and a revealing tweet from Elon Musk.
This could get messy.
California is probably the most electric vehicle-friendly state in the country and its policies reflect that. You can hardly go five minutes without spotting a Tesla Model 3 on the road. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has issued stricter emissions standards than the feds require for years and announced just last year that it ll be the first state to ban sales of new passenger vehicles with internal combustion engines beginning in 2035. Other states have since followed suit. The Golden State s trendsetting status could now potentially mean trouble for Tesla which is headquartered in California.
According to the LA Times, the EV automaker is currently under review by the California Department of Motor Vehicles over whether it intentionally mislead customers with claims of full self-driving capability. This $10,000 package, as Tesla finally admitted in March, is not rated at Level 5 but rather Level 2. As a refresh, self-driving is ranked on a scal
Is anyone really surprised?
For years, Elon Musk has made bold claims about how far Tesla is to attaining Level 5 autonomy in its cars. In July last year, he said that Tesla was very close to doing just that, a claim that was quickly dismissed by industry experts. With this in mind, Tesla s latest announcement comes as little surprise. The company has apparently informed a regulator in California that it may not achieve full self-driving technology before the end of 2021. This information was contained in a California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) memo. Tesla Tesla
Clearly, Musk s overconfidence has caught up with him once again because it was earlier this year that he claimed to be highly confident the car will be able to drive itself with reliability in excess of human this year. Considering the teething issues that Tesla has had in rolling out its full self-driving software (which isn t actually fully self-driving at all), it s obvious why the company wouldn