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PK-curve van de 3 Plaid-motoren. Draait +20.000 rpm max... (begrenzing 322 kmh)

The biggest innovation is a new carbon-sleeved rotor in the new electric motors.

The CEO commented during the presentation:

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that there has been a production electric motor with a carbon over-wrapped rotor. This is a super hard thing to do because carbon and copper have very different rates of thermal expansion. In order to have a carbon over-wrapped rotor, you have to wind it with extremely high tension and that’s an extremely hard thing to do.

Tesla had to design a new manufacturing machine to wind it, and it results an in an extremely efficient motor that is small yet powerful.

Here’s the power curve of the new Model S Plaid:

Verder een nieuw ontwikkelde warmtepomp enz...
Laden gaat nu ook sneller, tot 300 km erbij in 15 minuten. Maar de huidige 250 kW-laadzuilen kunnen nog upgrades aan, indien nodig.

One of the biggest surprises of the presentation was the new heat pump and thermal system in the new Model S.

We know that Tesla has been focused on designing very efficient heat pumps to help with the efficiency of its electric cars in colder climates – starting with the Model Y and later the Model 3.

Now Tesla has designed a new one for the Model S, and Musk made some pretty insane claims about it:

It’s 30% better in cold weather range it requires 50% less energy for cabin heating in freezing conditions.

It remains to be tested, but if true, it would have massive impact on performance in cold climates.

Here’s a look at the new thermal system and heat pump in the Model S:

The bigger radiator in front will also reportedly allow for better repeatability of high performance and of course, the performance to repeat are quite incredible to start with.

Tesla is claiming 0-60 mph in 1.99 seconds, quarter-mile in 9.23 seconds, and a 200 mph top speed, though those specs were already known before the event.

Musk talked about bringing the car back to the Nürburgring race track to test it again.

The CEO also briefly mentioned the fast-charging capacity of the new Model S at 187 miles of range in 15 minutes.

If there’s somewhere where Tesla is lagging behind the competition, it’s fast-charging speeds, but the metric charged by Tesla is also not ideal.

The industry is starting to move to a more useful time from 10 to 80% state-of charge on 150 kW and 350 kW chargers.

Tesla’s new v3 Supercharger are limited to 250 kW, but Musk hinted at ramping up to “280 kW, 300 kW, and eventually 350 kW” without specifying a timeline.