Tesla Roadster 3.0 Update: San Jose To LA Without Recharging

Back in December, we first received confirmation of the "3.0" update for the Tesla Roadster, the electric-car maker's very first product, sold in the U.S. from 2008 through 2011.

Tesla claimed the update would boost the Roadster's range 40 to 50 percent, and said a real-world demonstration was forthcoming.

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Now, that's been taken care of.

A prototype Roadster 3.0 recently made the trip from San Jose, California, to the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles without stopping to recharge.

That's a distance of approximately 340 miles, completed without any hiccups, according to a company blog post.

While Tesla's original announcement of the Roadster 3.0 boasted that it could be driven over 400 miles per charge in certain conditions, this real-world test still showed a nearly 100-mile boost in range compared to the current car's 244 miles.

Tesla also claims 20 miles worth of charge remained after completing the six-hour drive.

The test trip started at the first Tesla Store in San Jose, and followed the I-5 to Santa Monica Pier, via a second Tesla Store on the 3rd Street Promenade.

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