These are the type of leaps in motor/drive train efficiency and battery life that will make ICE vehicles obsolete in the near future.
The existing batteries are proving to be extremely long lived in reality so 1.6 million km is just icing on the cake and means these batteries will outlive the cars and be finding themselves reused or repurposed to take homes off the grid cheaply and very effectively."Electric carmaker Tesla announced on Wednesday (Australian time) that it has worked out how to extend the range of its Model S and X electric vehicles well over 500km on a single charge – without using a larger battery.
The new upgraded range may not require an upgraded battery, although as of next year Tesla says it will also begin making a new battery designed to last 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometres) – which would equate to 80 years of driving for a person who averages 20,000km a year."
https://thedriven.io/2019/04/24/tesla-extends-range-to-near-600km-says-new-batteries-will-last-1-6-million-kms/?utm_source=RE+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6e98c471df-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_04_24_03_51&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_46a1943223-6e98c471df-40324813
