Electric vehicle mileage up to 1200 km by 2020

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently said in an interview in Denmark that by 2017, or even next year, electric vehicles can reach 1,000 kilometers on a single charge.

Musk pointed out that the current Tesla Models can travel about 800 kilometers in a single charge, but the driving speed must not be too fast. Regarding the development of electric car batteries by 2020, he expects that the mileage of a single charge will reach 1200 kilometers.

According to Musk, the annual increase in battery technology is about 5 % to 10 %. At this rate, it is possible for electric cars to travel 1200 kilometers at a time by 2020. This may only be theoretical data, but it is not necessarily the battery capacity that Tesla actually provides.  

However, as long as the length of a single charge reaches 800 kilometers during normal driving, ordinary users will no longer have to worry about charging with the construction of a Super charging station.

In this interview, Musk also talked about the concept of Tesla. Mr Musk said he was pleased by the recent announcement by Porsche and other auto makers that electric vehicles would be introduced, and his goal was to promote the use of electric transport. It was for this reason that he made Tesla's patents free of charge.

In addition, Musk believes that fully automated driverless cars will be ready in the next three years. However, he also believes that it will take many years for regulators to complete the approval.

Mr. Musk also said battery products would make energy sources such as solar and wind more reliable, and that a large number of electric cars would help the grid absorb excess energy, especially if peak and valley tariffs were used.

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