Tesla's Enhanced Infotainment Directly Affects Driving Range

The alert states that the range of the Model 3 has been reduced in favor of an optimized touchscreen experience using the AMD product. According to this, the 374-mile range of the Model 3 would be cut down by 14 miles, a drop of 3.5%.

This situation lines up with the adjustments made to the WLTP range ratings on European models that saw the Model 3 saddled with a lower range estimate. Contrary to this is the Model Y's increase in range, but this is likely associated with the fact that it reportedly bears a larger 82-kilowatt-hour battery pack, among other differences that include more usable battery capacity.

These WLTP adjustments saw no changes for the base rear-wheel-drive Model 3 at 317 miles for the 18-inch wheel spec and 305 miles for the 19-inch. The long-range all-wheel-drive option with the 18-inch wheels has been reduced by 6.8 miles while the 19-inch wheel model lobs 7.4 miles off the range. The Performance trim with the 20-inch wheels sees a more drastic reduction of 12 miles.

As noted, the Model Y long-range all-wheel-drive model with the 19-inch wheel gains 17 miles of range and the 20-inch, 16 miles. The flagship Model Y Performance is increased by 21 miles (7.1% more), but if that's not enough, newaftermarket tech could provide the solution.