Tesla is the market's measure and now it is better

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esla has become the vehicle against which all electric cars are now measured.

And while much of the world’s attention is on the new Model S, Tesla has not forgotten its original fans, without whom it could never have achieved its present success.

Treehugger reports that to reward the original buyers for supporting the company when it was in its infancy, when almost nobody believed that an EV could as good as a gasoline car (never mind better!),  a few months ago, Elon Musk announced an upgrade that he calls Roadster 3.0.

This includes a new battery pack that can store 31 per cent more power than the original one (70kWh vs. 53kWh), a new aerodynamic kit that brings the EV's coefficient of drag from 0.36 to 0.31, and new tires with 20 per cent better rolling resistance.

All the details are in the Treehugger story - “Tesla now sells "pre-owned" Model SEVs, will ship 31% bigger Roadster battery in August”.