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anvuong 8 hours ago

Yeah that's actually rather inefficient. Tesla Model Y has 84kWh battery and a range of 300 miles.

thrownthatway 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Does it really?

margalabargala 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, but we're comparing the EPA ranges here, which is the point of them.

thrownthatway 5 hours ago | parent [-]

The point of the EPA ranges are to be misleading.

The car manufacturers are well aware of what their vehicles achieve in real world usage.

It would be trivial for them to give and prospective buyer indicative ranges for any particular geographical area.

margalabargala 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You're missing the point.

The actual number of the EPA range is imaginary, yes. But it's useful for comparisons.

But if we're talking about comparisons between two vehicles, the vehicle with a 122kWh battery and a 280 EPA range will go less far and is much less efficient than the vehicle with a 84kWh batter and a 300 EPA range.

thrownthatway 4 hours ago | parent [-]

No you are.

margalabargala 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Thanks for the thoughtful, eloquent response.

amarant 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've done Stockholm - Oslo on a single charge in early winter, which is almost exactly that distance, so I'd say it does! Even kept me nice and toasty along the way!

rootusrootus 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Not really, no, except in narrow circumstances.

overfeed 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Yeah that's actually rather inefficient

Unsurprising, for a Ferrari. I suspect it's designed for performance and not efficiency. Atrocious mileage is par for the course in this segment (see the Veyron)