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A Tesla breaks 1,000 km of range by 2017 (missed)

Elon Musk promised A Tesla breaks 1,000 km of range by 2017 by the end of 2017. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“probably we could break a thousand kilometers within a year or two”
— Elon Musk · Sep 15, 2015 · Interview in Denmark (September 15, 2015), video, ~00:06:24 00:06:24 ↗
Video: Interview in Denmark (September 15, 2015), video, ~00:06:24
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:06:24 — INTERVIEW IN DENMARK (SEPTEMBER 15, 2015), VIDEO, ~00:06:24
What actually happened

No Tesla offered anything close to 1,000 km (621 mi) of range by 2017. The longest-range Model S 100D was rated about 335 mi (539 km) EPA in 2017, and no production Tesla has reached 1,000 km since. Wikipedia: Tesla Model S (range by version) ↗

The Progression

Sep 15, 2015
The promise: “probably we could break a thousand kilometers within a year or two” · Interview in Denmark (September 15, 2015), video, ~00:06:24 00:06:24 ↗
Dec 31, 2017
Deadline passed. No Tesla offered anything close to 1,000 km (621 mi) of range by 2017. The longest-range Model S 100D was rated about 335 mi (539 km) EPA in 2017, and no production Tesla has reached 1,000 km since. Wikipedia: Tesla Model S (range by version) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,207 days past due. Never happened.

In a September 2015 interview in Denmark Elon Musk said a Tesla could probably break 1,000 km of range within a year or two, by about 2017. It did not happen.

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