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When choosing an electric car, consumers will compare the acceleration performance, battery capacity and mileage of the three-electric system of the electric vehicle. So far, a new term has been born called mileage anxiety, which refers to the mental pain or anxiety caused by the sudden loss of electricity when driving an electric car, so you can imagine how much trouble the driving range of electric vehicles has brought to users. Today, when Tesla CEO Musk communicated with his fans on social networks, he conveyed his latest views on mileage, saying that it is pointless to have too much mileage.

According to Musk, Tesla could have produced the 600mph (965km) Model S 12 months ago, but it didn't feel necessary. Because it makes acceleration, manipulation and efficiency worse. Greater mileage usually means that vehicles need to install more batteries and heavier quality, which greatly reduces the otherwise interesting driving experience of electric cars, while a range of 400 miles (643 kilometers) can be balanced in terms of experience and efficiency.

He stressed that, in fact, Tesla's car with a range of 640km exceeds almost everyone's demand. At present, Tesla Model S has a range of 637-652 km, Model 3 556-675 km and Model X 536-560 km.

Shen Hui, CEO of Weimar, a new power car brand in China, immediately posted a Weibo message agreeing with Musk's view. Shen Hui said, "the higher battery life is based on a larger battery pack, and if all the cars are running on the road with a large battery pack, to some extent, it is actually a waste." He believes that at present, there are more and more charging piles, more and more energy replenishment means, and more and more efficient, enough to eliminate the charging anxiety of electric vehicle owners. Not long ago, Shen Hui complained that car owners were not allowed to install charging piles in the community. Weima delivered more than 40,000 vehicles last year, but nearly 20,000 of the charging piles distributed with the car could not be delivered.

For a long time in the past, battery mileage is the most concerned parameter when electric vehicles promote new products, and many manufacturers directly regard it as a product highlight and competitive track. GAC Ean, Lailai and SAIC Zhiji have successively launched electric models that surpass the 1000km, and Musk has a point. If the mileage increases the battery, it will indeed lose some driving experience. And most fuel cars do have a fuel tank capacity of 500-700 km, which is comparable to Musk's 640 km, and there seems to be no reason to pursue high mileage.

The idea that the mileage is too high and meaningless is very new and special, but netizens hold a different point of view. Many netizens say that "high mileage can only reduce the number of driving anxiety". "the key is that the mileage is not allowed, say 500. Actually, three hundred is not bad. The tanker says five hundred, but it's five hundred for real. "

The traditional fuel car filling station can fill up the fuel tank in a few minutes, while the electric car needs to wait some time to fill up the electricity. in fact, in addition to the range, the combination of battery density and charging efficiency is the root cause of mileage anxiety. on the other hand, isn't it a good thing that higher battery density and smaller volume get higher mileage?

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