Tesla has announced an increase in the Model 3 performance range for the Chinese-built version of the vehicle.
Announcing the production of the Model 3 in China, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that the automaker would only produce the low-end versions of the car in the country and that the high-end would still be produced in Fremont, California.
However, this plan appears to have been abandoned after the global pandemic.
In April, when the Fremont factory was forced to shut down, but Tesla’s new Gigafactory Shanghai was still operational, Tesla confirmed that it would produce a Performance version of the Model 3 in China.
Now the automaker is approaching production and has received its official range test results.
Tesla announced the results yesterday on its official China Weibo account (translated from Chinese via Google Translate):
Today, we released the national standard operating range of the high-performance all-wheel drive version Model 3 (made in China) on the official website. The result of the cruise range test is 635 km.
Thanks to Tesla’s continuous product improvement, the Model 3 high-performance all-wheel-drive version (made in China) has achieved a certain cruising range while maintaining the same high level of performance. “
While it may sound impressive 635 km (395 miles), the number is based on the NEDC driving cycle, which has been discontinued almost everywhere and is known for not being very accurate.
However, the update is interesting considering the US-made Model 3 Performance has previously received a range of 560 km (348 miles) in NEDC test results.
In the US, the official EPA rating, which is closest to real-world driving results, is 322 miles (518 km) in range.
It is unclear which batteries the Chinese-made Model 3 Performance will use.
Tesla has recently made battery supply agreements in China with LG Chem and CATL. We even saw Tesla’s presentation to produce a version of the Model 3 with LFP batteries earlier this year.
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