Tesla Will Have a 1,000-Kilometer (621 Mile) Range
“The record right now for the Model S is 800 kilometers (497 miles). That is the furthest that anyone has driven a Model S,” Musk told a Danish news site in September 2015. “My guess is probably we could break 1,000 kilometers within a year or two. I’d say 2017 for sure.”
One thousand kilometers is roughly 621 miles. Needless to say, this prediction didn’t pan out by 2017, nor has it happened in the seven years after that. The record for the longest distance driven in a Tesla is 901 kilometers (roughly 560 miles) and that was only achieved because of some absolutely bonkers conditions. For example, the drivers planned meticulously and maximized every possible efficiency, driving in a closed loop at an average speed of just 24 miles per hour.
Even under those conditions, it’s still a long way from 1,000 kilometers.
