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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by zarkov99 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @01:11PM (#28267326)
Tesla's Model S has a range of over 400 miles and it can recharge 180 miles in about 15 minutes. So this is mostly a solved problem, all that is left is pushing these specs down to more economical models. I would be surprised if in say 3 years we do not see comparable specs in Tesla's baseline models. Everybody else will lag a few more years, but they will get there as well.
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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by slaw on Sunday August 22, 2021 @02:41PM (#28268225)
Tesla Model S has highway range of 320 miles on flat terrain with perfect weather.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a36302930/tesla-model-s-lo...

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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by zarkov99 on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:09PM (#28269633)
According to the Tesla web page today the long range model has 405 miles EPA estimated range. Its possible that the article you posted is out of date.
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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by slaw on Monday August 23, 2021 @02:43PM (#28280190)
EPA average speed test is 27.74MPH. Not very useful.

https://fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml

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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by zarkov99 on Monday August 23, 2021 @03:13PM (#28280583)
Isn't that for the city driving test? I am not sure which metric Tesla is using, highway or city, the website isn't clear, but at 30 MPH, on flat terrain and with the AC off, I would expect considerably more than 400 miles for their long range model.
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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by slaw on Monday August 23, 2021 @04:00PM (#28281164)
Tesla is using all 5 tests.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33824052/adjustment-f...

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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by zarkov99 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:41AM (#28289459)
Thanks, I did not know that.
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Re:Japan is holding back as the world rushes toward electric... by qweqwweqwe-90i on Sunday August 22, 2021 @05:11PM (#28269657)
It depends on the speed (that was 75 mph) and other factors - I would bet that car could go 700 miles with the right tires at a pretty slow pace.
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