He expected to get something close to the electric sport sedan's advertised driving range: 353 miles on a fully charged battery.
The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, this person said.
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.
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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