Tesla has reportedly began retrofits of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery packs to earlier variations of the Mannequin 3 electrical car that are nonetheless beneath guarantee, in response to Electrek.
In accordance with the report, a number of Tesla house owners have obtained communication from Tesla, providing them the LFP battery pack that brings the benefits of elevated vary, the beneficial day by day most state of cost of 100% in comparison with the earlier battery’s 80% beneficial SoC, in addition to optimised power capability retention over time, even when charging the battery to 100% daily.
The letter from the Tesla service centre additionally acknowledged that the newer LFP battery pack is heavier, and thus requires an improve of the car’s rear springs and dampers to make sure that “the car dynamics will keep optimum”. Tesla house owners who select to obtain the battery improve might want to comply with the suspension improve, which additionally contains four-wheel alignment.
Tesla affords a LFP pack retrofit (for choose mannequin 3’s) with upgraded rear springs and dampers! It even will increase your 0-60! pic.twitter.com/Vj9Txcm4nz
— Warren (@Warren_pr1) March 8, 2024
The heavier LFP battery pack may also impact acceleration, which the letter from Tesla says enhance the 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) time by round 0.5 second. Based mostly on UK-based specs of the 2020 Mannequin 3, the Commonplace Vary variant does 381 km on the WLTP cycle, whereas the Lengthy Vary does as much as 580 km on the identical check protocol.
For comparability, the newest iteration of the Mannequin 3, the ‘Highland’ facelift is rated for a most of 513 km (WLTP) and a 0-100 km/h time of 6.1 seconds in Commonplace RWD guise, or as much as 629 km (WLTP) and 0-100 km/h in 4.4 seconds in dual-motor, Lengthy Vary AWD kind.
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