Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Sunday that the company’s new fleet of electric vehicles will travel longer on a single charge, ending “range anxiety” for drivers.
The billionaire inventor is expected to make an announcement about how the acclaimed Model S series will accomplish this feat during a press conference on Thursday.
Musk did not reveal how much the battery life of the Model S will improve, but promised it would curb the “anxiety” drivers get from worrying about when their car’s power will run out.
Currently, the standard Model S gets only 208 miles per charge, according to CNN.
Tesla cars also act like smartphones and receive updates “over the air,” making some trips to the mechanic unnecessary.
The Model S was included in Time magazine’s Best 25 Inventions of the Year 2012. It has been called a “glimpse of the future” by Car and Driver magazine and was Motor Trend Car of the Year in 2013.
But with a retail price that spills into the triple digits, the Telsa Model S is out of reach for most consumers.