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According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the facelifted Tesla Model S 90D can do 303.2miles on a single charge. We know of no other EV with a bigger range. But before you get all excited, there"s something you need to know.Driven normally, a Model S might not do more than 300 miles on a charge. In fact it probably won"t. The EPA"s figure is for highway" mileage the equivalent to extra-urban" figures here in the UK, but not really comparable because the test cycles are apparently harsher in the States and is extrapolated from lab tests on a dyno via some complicated maths rather than real-world driving. Turn the heater on because it"s cold, and the range will take a dive.Not surprising, but worth knowing nonetheless. It"s not like your average petrol- or diesel-powered car gets anything like its claimed mpg figures. eitherWant the combined figure? The all-wheel drive 90D not the performance model, might we add has an official city & highway" range of 294 miles, 24 miles up on the pre-facelift 90D. This is thanks mainly to better aero and efficiency improvements made to the drivetrain.We don"t know whether you"ll get anything like 294 miles from a charge, but particularly committed owners have eked older Teslas through more than 500 miles on a single charge (admittedly by driving at a steady 20mph and over-inflating the tyres), so you never know
Date written: 28 Apr 2016
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According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the facelifted Tesla Model S 90D can do 303.2miles on a single charge. We know of no other EV with a bigger range. But before you get all excited, there"s something you need to know.Driven normally, a Model S might not do more than 300 miles on a charge. In fact it probably won"t. The EPA"s figure is for highway" mileage the equivalent to extra-urban" figures here in the UK, but not really comparable because the test cycles are apparently harsher in the States and is extrapolated from lab tests on a dyno via some complicated maths rather than real-world driving. Turn the heater on because it"s cold, and the range will take a dive.Not surprising, but worth knowing nonetheless. It"s not like your average petrol- or diesel-powered car gets anything like its claimed mpg figures. eitherWant the combined figure? The all-wheel drive 90D not the performance model, might we add has an official city & highway" range of 294 miles, 24 miles up on the pre-facelift 90D. This is thanks mainly to better aero and efficiency improvements made to the drivetrain.We don"t know whether you"ll get anything like 294 miles from a charge, but particularly committed owners have eked older Teslas through more than 500 miles on a single charge (admittedly by driving at a steady 20mph and over-inflating the tyres), so you never know
Date written: 28 Apr 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3208
