A few hours separate the public from the announcement of a progressive crossover electric Tesla Model X, so Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk) uses every opportunity to promote their own products . Musk said that the capacity of traction batteries will be soon to grow by 5-10% per year. Accordingly, it will continue to grow and overcome the distance on a single charge, if we talk about electric vehicles.
Some enthusiasts have overcome on a single charge up to 800 km, traveling in the sedan Tesla Model S at a low speed. The next year will be able to increase the range to 960 kilometers, according to mask, and by 2020 to bring the 1200 km. However, third-party experts believe that the real reserve of electric vehicles by the time limited 600-800 km, but it is substantial progress. In principle, now the majority of vehicles with internal combustion engine is able to pass without refueling no more than 800-1000 km. Another thing is that to fill reserve electric car requires much more time, but it's just a matter of planning and habits.
With respect to vehicles with autopilot Elon Musk was optimistic. He thinks that technically everything will be ready by 2018, and to obtain permission from the authorities to operate such vehicles will be in one to three years.