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On December 6, according to foreign media electrek, Land Rover recently said it would increase the range of its first pure electric i-pace by 8% through software upgrade. The current EPA range is 377km, after the update, the EPA range of vehicles will reach 407km. At the same time, Jaguar Land Rover said that car owners need to go to the dealership to upgrade, but the upgrade will be completely free of charge. In addition to Jaguar Land Rover, the vehicle's endurance has also recently been improved through software updates, but Tesla uses an OTA online upgrade. Last month, Tesla released a software update for the high-performance model 3, which will get a 5% power improvement and an acceleration time of 0-96 km / h from 3.2 seconds to 3 seconds. Recently, Jaguar Land Rover sent an email to the owners of Jaguar i-pace, indicating that Jaguar Land Rover will increase the range of i-pace by 8% free of charge through software upgrade. ▲ the EPA range of Jaguar i-pace is 377km. After upgrading, the EPA range will reach 407km, which will relieve the car owner's endurance anxiety to a certain extent. Jaguar Land Rover said the software update was related to the company's progress in electric racing. They found that in the environmental protection mode, changing the torque distribution of the vehicle will improve the efficiency of the vehicle, and improving the thermal management system can enhance the aerodynamics of the vehicle. In addition to the analysis of the competition data, Jaguar Land Rover has also collected and analyzed the real data of real car owners, thus making other improvements. By analyzing the real data, Jaguar Land Rover recalibrated the regenerative braking system. At the same time, recording the driving style of the owner can more accurately predict the available endurance of the vehicle. ▲ Jaguar i-pace Jaguar Land Rover said that for this software upgrade, users need to go to the dealer to upgrade, and then when there is an update project, the owner can upgrade online through Ota. In addition, Jaguar Land Rover will also change the user interface of the car. Some owners have received new installation packages. After the update, the dashboard of the car will change. In addition to Jaguar Land Rover, Tesla is also upgrading its software to improve the vehicle's endurance. In a conference call after the third quarter results, they said they had found a way to optimize motor control and would upgrade the vehicle's software within weeks. Last month, Tesla released a software update for the high-performance model 3, which will get a 5% power improvement and an acceleration time of 0-96 km / h from 3.2 seconds to 3 seconds. ▲ Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Model 3, said that this update will be pushed to car owners in the next few weeks, and different versions of model 3 will get different performance improvements. It is understood that in the past two weeks, some car owners have received software push, saying that the vehicle's power has indeed been improved. Although Jaguar i-pace is Jaguar Land Rover's first luxury electric vehicle, it hasn't gained much influence since its launch. The reason for this problem may be related to the performance of the vehicle. Jaguar Land Rover seems to recognize this as well, and now it's time to learn from Tesla's software upgrades to increase the vehicle's range. Although not a lot of mileage has been added, Jaguar Land Rover has undoubtedly sent a message in this way that they have mastered the ways to improve vehicle performance through software upgrades. At the same time, Jaguar Land Rover also revealed that it may further upgrade its software in the future. In this view, Jaguar Land Rover will continue to enhance the competitiveness of its electric vehicles through software updates.