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Old 08-13-2023, 10:52 AM
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avi8orco
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Most Teslas will not make it 249 miles driving through a desert like in the guy above’s example in 3.5 hrs without a charge in the middle somewhere. The most efficient Model 3 is rated for 300 or so miles which is a crock as that takes in regen braking to the calculation. Driving 249 miles in 3.5 hrs is 70 mph. EVs range drop like a rock at highway speeds since they have no way to retain energy in the battery. Add running the A/c and radio and you’d be lucky to make it 200.

My neighbor road tripped his long range model y this summer and it did 210 miles out of a 100 percent battery before the car started flipping out to find a plug. Told me next time he’ll rent an SUV. I told him my truck will go 400 miles on a tank on the highway running everything….and if I was worried about it I can get another 100 out of a 5 gallon can sitting in the bed just in case.
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