He expected to get something close to the electric sport sedan’s advertised driving range: 353 miles on a fully charged battery.
Driving range is among the most important factors in consumer decisions on which electric car to buy, or whether to buy one at all.
Electric cars can lose driving range for a lot of the same reasons as gasoline cars — but to a greater degree.
The EPA said all the changes to Tesla’s range estimates were made before the company used the figures on window stickers.
Independent automotive testers commonly examine the EPA-approved fuel-efficiency or driving range claims against their own experience in structured tests or real-world driving.
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