New AMD Ryzen MCU3 CPU Addition Reduces Tesla Range by 22 km : A Weird Cut

As Tesla continues to change the transportation scene with electric cars, the new addition to their information page about the Model 3 Ryzen MCU3 CPU made everyone chuckle a little bit. As the recent tweet from Teslascope showed, “the hardware change to new computer” requires more power consumption and causes a “minor drop in range” which is approximately “22 kilometers.”

New Model 3 vehicles in Australia in addition to other regions are now delivering with the new MCU3 (Ryzen CPU) computer!

Individuals with a pending delivery are now required to agree to a range decrease, due to increased power consumption. pic.twitter.com/lugJaHef0w

— Teslascope (@teslascope) January 17, 2022

Did Ryzen cause a significant range drop for Tesla?

Well, not really… The Model 3 can still go for 602 kilometers, which means that the drop was around 3.4%. And while it is not significant, it was just a good reminder of how much power goes to the computer really. We also appreciate them for informing everyone about the range changes and updating their customer page as soon as possible. We should also say that the range changes were not only for Model 3 but for every new line of cars that had the same computer. However, the range change on the other models was not explicitly stated and associated with the computer hardware update.

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How much did the other models of Tesla change because of the Ryzen CPU?

According to an article at InsideEVs, the other model’s changes are like the ones stated as such:

• Model 3 RWD (no changes)
  18″ wheels: 510 km (317 miles)
  19″ wheels: 491 km (305 miles)
• Model 3 LR AWD
  18″ wheels: 626 km (389 miles), down by 11 km or 1.7% from 637 km
  19″ wheels: 602 km (374 miles), down by 12 km or 2.0% from 614 km
• Model 3 Performance
  20″ wheels: 547 km (340 miles), down by 20 km or 3.5% from 567 km
• Model Y LR AWD
  19″ wheels: 565 km (351 miles), up by 28 km or 5.2% from 537 km
  20″ wheels: 533 km (331 miles), up by 26 km or 5.1% from 507 km
• Model Y Performance
  21″ wheels: 514 km (319 miles), up by 34 km or 7.1% from 480 km

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Well, this is just a minor update caused by a power-hungry computer chip that can do everything much faster and efficiently. There is not much to talk about it, but we appreciate honest customer updates and information display. As energy becomes a problem in today’s world, I hope everyone is using their energy in a conscious way. In the meantime, you can read our other article on a similar issue, titled Indirect Emission of EVs are Favorable, at least after 2035, New Research Suggests.

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