Will Model S owners have the ability to upgrade their battery packs in the future?

Tesla CEO Elon Musk briefly discussed this possibility on a conference call on April 26 with a journalist, and in that exchange, Mr. Musk opened up a bit on the call, expressing his own enthusiasm for the idea. He said, “I love upgrades. Upgrades are awesome.” Mr. Musk made no assurances to anything on this subject, but he did hint that a 500 mile battery range for the Model S might be possible in the future.

In general, Americans have become accustomed to technology upgrades, so this should not be seen as any radical idea, but if this did come to fruition, people would probably start thinking differently about the future of cars. Could an electric car model develop around battery pack upgrades? For about three decades now, many of us upgraded are computers when major technology changes came to market, and we became accustomed to the idea. Sometimes you upgraded. Sometimes you waited. It all depended on your personality and needs.

The future is never certain, but the future of the electric car is becoming increasingly certain. There are several high quality all-electrics and plug-in hybrids on the market, and the charging infrastructure to support those vehicles is rapidly growing. As the market grows, the electric car becomes more entrenched, and when major electric vehicle technology improvements hit the market, the electric car revolution will likely accelerate.

Many of us are still amazed that we have so much information and technology on our pocket-size phones, and I suspect that many will feel the same with future advances with electric vehicles and renewable energy. We are headed down a road that is greener and more sustainable. The electric car revolution is an upgrade for the human race.

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