{"id":12774,"date":"2021-11-02T00:03:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/auto\/?p=12774"},"modified":"2021-11-02T00:03:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T04:03:31","slug":"tesla-increases-model-3-y-ranges-2022-model-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=12774","title":{"rendered":"Tesla increases Model 3 and Model Y ranges with 2022 model year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla has updated Model 3 and Model Y ranges with the 2022 model year and most of them got higher ranges \u2013 though it depends on the wheels.<\/p>\n

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In an overnight update to its online configurator, Tesla changes the ranges of several of its most popular Model 3 and Model Y trims.<\/p>\n

The update seems to coincide with Tesla shifting production to the 2022 model year.<\/p>\n

Model years are not as big of a deal with Tesla as it is with most other automakers since the electric automaker doesn\u2019t wait for a new model year to implement changes in its vehicles.<\/p>\n

It continuously introduces new features and changes throughout the year as they are ready for production.<\/p>\n

However, some model years coincide with bigger changes.<\/p>\n

For the 2022 model year, Tesla appears to have made changes that affected the range of Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.<\/p>\n

For the Model 3 Standard Range Plus, the range went from 262 to 272 miles on a single charge:<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s on the \u201cstandard\u201d 18\u2033 wheels, which are only standard in price, as in cheaper, because Tesla now has the 19\u2033 wheels selected by default on the online configurator.<\/p>\n

With the 19\u2033 wheels, the range falls to 267 miles.<\/p>\n

Also, Tesla doesn\u2019t seem to refer to the base Model 3 as a \u201cStandard Range Plus\u201d.<\/p>\n

Now it only refers to it as \u201cRear-Wheel Drive\u201d and the different battery packs are only differentiated by the Model 3 Dual Motor being called also \u201cLong Range\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Model 3 Long Range, it goes from 353 to 358 miles with the 18\u2033 wheels.<\/p>\n

With 19\u2033 wheels, the range goes down to 334 miles on a single charge.<\/p>\n

The Model Y Long Range also got a bump. It went from 326 to 330 miles of range:<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s on the smaller 19\u2033 wheels as the 20\u2033 reduces efficiency \u2013 resulting in 318 miles of range.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear what changes have led to the updated range.<\/p>\n

However, when it comes to the Model 3 Standard Range, which is not being called \u201cStandard Range\u201d anymore, Tesla recently announced that it is moving all \u201cstandard range\u201d vehicles to LFP batteries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It could explain the change. We will update if we get more information.<\/p>\n

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