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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Electric vehicle range -- advertised versus actual -- Tesla is the least honest company !

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"What is this chart showing me?
(below are) an electric vehicle's official EPA range (first number) and energy consumption compared to the range and consumption results from Edmunds' own testing (second number)* and the percentage difference 
(red ink is bad news, green ink is good news) 
 
(the test) ... is designed to be a real-world complement to the EPA's laboratory-based process" 


2021 Audi
e-tron Sportback
218 miles official EPA range
238 miles Edmunds test
(+9.2%)


2020 Chevrolet
Bolt
259 miles
277 miles
(+6.9%)


2021 Ford
Mustang Mach-E AWD Ext Range
270 miles
304 miles
(+12.6)


2020 Hyundai
Ioniq Electric
170 miles
202 miles
(+18.9%)


2019 Hyundai
Kona Electric
258 miles
315 miles
(+21.9%)


2020 Kia
Niro EV
239 miles
285 miles
(+19.2%)


2020 MINI
Cooper SE
110 miles
150 miles
(+36.5%)


2020 Nissan
Leaf Plus SL
215 miles
237 miles
(+10.2%)


2021 Polestar
2 Performance
233 miles
228 miles*
(-2.1%)


2020 Porsche
Taycan 4S
203 miles
323 miles*
(+59.3%)


2020 Tesla
Model S Performance
326 miles
318 miles*
(-2.5%)


2018 Tesla

Model 3 Performace
310 miles
256 miles*
(-17.4%)


2020 Tesla
Model 3 Standard Range Plus
250 miles
232 miles*
(-7.2%)


2020 Tesla
Model X Long Range
328 miles
294 miles*
(-10.4%)