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Tesla announces new Model S 70D: $75k with 250 mi of range
Tesla Motors will be offering a new entry to its only car line in production, a 514 horsepower Model S 70D with all-wheel drive. The new 70kWh variant of the award-winning Model S is said to have a driving range of 250 miles which represents a significant boost over its 60kWh predecessor.
According to Reuters, the Model S 70D will carry a base price of $76,070 and will begin shipping to customers in late May.
In an interview Elon Musk says,”there’s a slight price increase, but it’s a huge value increase. Customers wanted something that had more range and they really wanted all-wheel drive.” The new MS 70D will now have a combined 514 horses and hit 5.2 seconds with 0-60. We speculate that this performance figure can be “updgraded” through Tesla’s over-the-air firmware updates.
Recently, Musk mentioned that an electric car needs more than 200 rated miles, saying that was the minimum. On March 19th, Musk said,“200 miles is the minimum threshold for an electric car. We need 200+ miles in real-world, not 200 miles in ‘AC-off, driving on a flat road.”
Some speculated, including myself, that he was laying the groundwork for Model 3 marketing. Maybe he still is, but the Model S 70D definitely provides more “charge cushion” and gives the company another twist to its only production car line at this point.
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