Tesla Model S Owners Can Buy an Upgraded Battery Pack for $3K

In a recent blog post, alongside Tesla Motors’ (NASDAQ:TSLA) announcement that Model S owners can now upgrade their vehicles to “ludicrous mode” (0 to 60 in 2.8 seconds), Elon Musk announced that buyers can upgrade their battery pack for extended range.
As quoted in the post:

New buyers now have the option of upgrading the pack energy from 85 to 90 kWh for $3k, which provides about 6% increased range. For example, this takes our current longest range model, the 85D, to almost 300 miles of highway range at 65mph.
Existing owners can also purchase the pack upgrade, but I wouldn’t recommend doing so unless usage is on the edge of current range. On average, we expect to increase pack capacity by roughly 5% per year. Better to wait until you have more time on your existing pack and there is a larger accumulated pack energy difference.

Click here to read the full blog post from Tesla.