Tesla Cybertruck equipped with extended range battery can provide over 800km of driving range.

The Tesla Cybertruck, equipped with an extended range battery, offers a driving range of over 800km.

【PhoneAuto News】Tesla announced at the Cybertruck delivery event on November 30th that it will provide an optional extended range battery option for its electric pickup truck. This surprised many people and also left some mysteries.

Tesla Cybertruck

Unlike the generators used in typical extended range vehicles, Tesla is not adding such a device. Instead, they are allowing users to choose to install a larger battery to increase the vehicle’s range. However, Tesla has not disclosed whether or how the battery can be removed or installed from the vehicle, nor do we know its weight and storage capacity. However, some media estimates suggest that this extended range battery would need to have a usable storage capacity of 47 kWh in order to provide an additional 130 miles of range for the four-wheel drive version of the Cybertruck, reaching the officially announced 340 miles (547 km).

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Nevertheless, it seems that Tesla has considerable plans for the Cybertruck’s extended range battery. In terms of range, Drew Baglino, Tesla’s Senior Vice President of Powertrain and Energy Engineering, stated in a recent interview video that the company hopes to squeeze out more mileage from the extended range battery. He stated in the interview that Tesla’s long-term goal for the extended range battery is 500 miles (804 km), rather than the recently announced 470+ miles for the dual motor Cybertruck and 440+ miles for the tri motor Cyberbeast.

Tesla Cybertruck Extended Range Battery Pack

Many pre-order customers were dissatisfied with Tesla’s failure to fulfill its promise of 500 miles of range for the Cybertruck in 2019, and perhaps this is the way the electric vehicle manufacturer plans to make it up. However, in 2019, Tesla did not explicitly state that the Cybertruck would provide 500 miles of range with a single battery pack, but it clearly made everyone believe it, as there was no mention of an extended range battery at that time.

Why did Tesla come up with the solution of an extended range battery now instead of offering a larger battery pack? Baglino answered, “Because most people drive less than 40 miles a day, that’s why we decided to make it an optional accessory.”

Lars Moravy, Tesla’s Vice President of Vehicle Engineering, also joined the discussion, saying that the 340 miles of range offered by the Cybertruck is “more than sufficient” for anyone. Furthermore, he offered another reason, “We want to manufacture more electric vehicles to meet everyone’s demands, so instead of putting resources into larger batteries that not many people will use, we can use our limited battery capacity to produce more vehicles. If you want a larger battery, you can purchase an additional extended range battery.”

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