Tesla is among the world’s largest electric car manufacturers. With other companies turning to electric cars recently, the company is making improvements to its cars to provide a better experience for its users.
The company had recently made up Tesla Model 3 and Model Y, one of its popular electric cars. With the make-up, AMD Ryzen’s processors were added to the cars, increasing the performance of the multimedia system. However, this situation upset the users about the range.
AMD Ryzen processors have reduced the range of Teslas!
In the make-up operation for Model 3 and Model Y in the past days, the Intel Atom processor used for the multimedia system was replaced with the AMD Ryzen processor. As a result of this process, the performance of the multimedia display was improved. However, more energy needs to be used to improve performance. This situation adversely affects the range of the cars.
A slight decrease in range was expected as a result of increased energy use. According to the tests and customer comments confirming it, the increase in energy use significantly reduces the range of the vehicles. Teslascope shared the comments of a Model 3 user living in Australia.
“We have updated the Model 3 tools to optimize the touchscreen experience with our new on-board computer. This hardware change requires more power, resulting in a small reduction in range. Your Model 3 range is currently 602 kilometers. This value is 22 km below the WLTP value. ”
Also, Teslascope, in another post, said that the number of MCU3 (cars with AMD Ryzen processor) is increasing day by day. In addition to these, changes occurred in the WLTP values of the cars. According to this change, the range decreased in Model 3, while the range increased in Model Y. You can find the changes in WLTP values in the tables below.
Tesla Model 3
| Model 3 RWD |
| 18″ wheels: 510 km (-) |
| 19″ wheels: 491 km (-) |
| Model 3 LR AWD |
| 18 inch wheels: 626km – 11km drop |
| 19 inch wheels: 602km – 12km drop |
| Model 3 Performance |
| 20″ wheels: 547 km – 20 km drop |
Tesla Model Y
| Model Y LR AWD |
| 19″ wheels: 565 km – 28 km increase |
| 20″ wheels: 533 km – 26 km increase |
| Model Y Performance |
| 21 inch wheels: 514 km – 34 km increase |
So, what are your thoughts? Do you think electric cars have enough range? Was a new processor upgrade necessary? Do not forget to give your comments and opinions below.
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