Tesla Model 3 ‘Acceleration Boost’ in-app purchase option

Tesla has produced an updated version of its mobile app which includes a new ‘Upgrades’ section for in-app purchasing of vehicle features.

Teslarati reported a new ‘Acceleration Boost’ upgrade coming to Model 3 Dual Motor owners that will drop 0-96.5km/h times from 4.4 seconds to 3.9 seconds.

It says Tesla owners have taken notice of the new ‘Upgrades’ section in their Tesla Account and mobile app.

Vehicles must be running at least version 2019.40.2. to be eligible for the performance update.

The ‘Upgrades’ applies to New Zealand and Australia as well, a Tesla spokesperson says.

Teslarati

says the over-the-air ‘Acceleration Boost’ upgrade will cost Model 3 owners about US$2000.

While Tesla has only made the purchase option available to Model 3 Dual Motor owners, DragTimes

discovered the source code inside the Tesla Account page and Model 3 configurator indicating Long Range rear-wheel-drive variants also being eligible for the ‘Acceleration Boost’ upgrade.

In November, Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus upgrades improved its supercharging peak power to 170kW, about a 50% to 70% increase from its 100-120kW charge rate.