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Tesla Tuesday unveiled the earth'south 3rd-fastest motorcar, the Tesla Model S P100D with Ludicrous mode. The P100D has a 100 kilowatt hour lithium ion bombardment; Tesla's previous pinnacle bombardment measured 90 kWh. The P100D clocks 2.5 seconds 0-sixty mph, volition toll a minimum of $119,500, and is rated at 315 miles on the EPA cycle or 613 km (381 miles) on the European union cycle. The P100D is the offset production electric vehicle with a range of more 300 miles.

Information technology's also the fastest motorcar currently in production. According to the Tesla web log, only Ferrari's LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder are faster, and those ii are seriously expensive, limited-production 2-seat sports cars. In other words, more proof that battery power tin can make a car super-fast or super-efficient — just not on the aforementioned accuse.

Tesla P100D left front side

Upgrade to a Tesla on club or an existing P90D

The 100-kWh battery can be installed on either the Model S sedan or the newer Model 10 crossover. For comparison purposes, price out the P90D version, add $x,000 for the Ludicrous manner performance option, then $10,000 for the 100-kWh battery over the 90-kWh battery, which in turn is nearly $10,000 more than than the 75-kWh bombardment.

The P90D operation Model S is rated at 270 miles (EPA bike), so the P100D improves on that range past 45 miles or 17%, or $222 for each actress mile of range. The Model Due south 90D all-wheel drive model (not the P90D functioning version) already gets 294 miles range.

Tesla says you can either order a new Tesla with the 100-kWh battery, upgrade a P90D Ludicrous car already on order but not yet built for an actress $10,000, or upgrade an existing P90D Ludicrous car (not the 90D) for $20,000, equally its "used 90-kWh pack will have to exist recycled."

The aforementioned pricing metrics hold for the Model X P90D Ludicrous models: Upgrade an on-guild automobile for $x,000 or retrofit for $20,000. The Model X gets to sixty mph in 2.9 seconds with the new bombardment — this in a vehicle that tin tow a 5,000-pound gunkhole when non doing speed runs — and travel up to 289 miles (EPA) or 613 km (European union) on a total charge.

Rob from the rich, give to the poor

If that all seems like a lot of coin, welcome to the world of loftier end cars. (Try pricing the Porsche Chrono Pack option, for instance.) Tesla offers this idea in its blog:

While the P100D Ludicrous is obviously an expensive vehicle, we want to emphasize that every sale helps pay for the smaller and much more than affordable Tesla Model 3 that is in development. Without customers willing to buy the expensive Model Due south and 10, we would exist unable to fund the smaller, more affordable Model 3 development.

The build-your-ain portion of the Tesla website wasn't nonetheless showing the P100D, but pricing it out will be simple: Spec out the P90D as you want it, make sure it includes the Ludicrous style option, and then add together $x,000.

For those who've read about Tesla being a formerly hot stock, consider this: When Elon Musk tweeted in that location'd be a press conference at midday Pacific fourth dimension for a major announcement, Tesla stock ran upward two.5%. In that location's even so magic in the proper noun.