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Texas-made Tesla Model Y with 4680 battery charges 0-97% in under 1 hour

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Tesla advocate Ryan Levenson of The Kilowatts , who maintains several electric vehicles that he rents out on Turo, recently took delivery of a Texas-made Dual Motor Model Y. It should be noted that the Dual Motor Model Y from Texas is listed with a range of 279 miles per charge on a full battery. . mph to deplete the entire 4680 pack.

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

Charged EVs

In an EV, while using the HVAC won’t detract from the maximum output of the traction motor, it does still demand energy from the battery, so there will be a hit to range. kW to travel at 60 mph (100 kph), the max range will be 93 miles (150 km). Given a traction battery capacity of 24 kWh, and a power demand of 15.5