The electric car manufacturer Tesla has unveiled three new “Model S” 4×4 and twin, one of the “senseless” acceleration, hoping to conquer fond clients speed and in harsher climates than its California stronghold .
There will be three new Model S, announced the charismatic boss of Tesla, Elon Musk, Thursday night at a press conference: “a normal model, an athlete, and a fool!” has he joked.
All three will be twin-engined 4×4 that can be ordered as an option on Friday.
The new models with curved lines and sports are all the “D”, meaning Twin (“dual engine”), one forward and one aft, argued Elon Musk, smiling and relaxed on stage in front of a packed audience.
60 D has a range of 360 kilometers and can go up to 200 km / hour, 85 D a range of 472 kilometers and will rise up to 248 km / h.
P 85 D, a high-end model, can grow up to 249 km / h and accelerate to 100 km / h in 3.2 seconds, making it one of the industry’s fastest sedan, promises Elon Musk.
It will be available from 120 170 dollars.
With these new models, including Tesla hopes to win followers all-electric and speed in American regions where the weather is less lenient in its California stronghold
The four-wheel drive sedans are equipped with software “autopilot” with collision-avoidance functions
-.. ‘See the car in front of you to through fog, snow, sand ‘-
It will “see the car in front of you through the fog, snow, sand,” and will include sensors and support functions driving and parking, listed Elon Musk
According to him, the addition of a second engine will not slow the car. “contrary” technology allows the vehicle to “make dynamically switch the traction from the rear to the front. “
” This allows maximum efficiency of both engines and compensate for the increase in mass, “said he said.
“The acceleration is a bit faster and higher maximum speed,” insisted the boss of this manufacturer “green”, also a founder of the aerospace company SpaceX visionary payment service PayPal and compressor computer records Zip.
Tesla had created the “buzz” by announcing last week a press conference for Thursday. On the invitation, one divined under a garage door ajar the profile of a “Model S”, but the invitation was a big D.
“There has been much speculation about + D + I learned many things including some that I did not think possible, “quipped Elon Musk, referring to press speculation.
The action Tesla gained 0.77% to 258.98 dollars in trade outside the market to 0700 GMT, after losing 0.88% in session Thursday.
Electric vehicles still represent only about 3.5% of vehicle sales in the United States, but their share is progressing.
Tesla came to prominence with electric sports car, the Roadster, released in 2007.
Acclaimed by Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio, it much to make “sexy” “green” cars in the United States.
The most Model S family sedan, was released in 2012 The group is currently working to develop another model, X, a crossover 4×4 with deliveries expected to begin next year.
It was also announced in July the start development of a compact luxury sedan, the Model 3, which should be sold for less between 35,000 and 40,000 dollars unity.
Tesla also has a lot of talk in recent months with its proposed “giga-factory” lithium-ion, which is expected to be the biggest the world and represent 4 to 5 billion dollars of investment. It will be built in Nevada (western United States).
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