Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2018

.” That pair of sentences perfectly summarized the several hours we spent last month with the 2018 Tesla Model 3 kindly loaned to us by reader Jeff Southern of Atlanta. We’d covered more than 100 miles on a variety of highways, back roads, and suburban stop-and-go.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 5, 2018

Amidst all the coverage on Wednesday of the Tesla Model 3 production numbers, we realized we'd forgotten one piece of the Model 3 saga. That would be the official EPA range and efficiency ratings for the 2017 Tesla Model 3 Long Range version.

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Range Tesla Miles EPA 102

Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2012

Friday will be a big day for startup electric carmaker Tesla Motors. But a couple of days beforehand, the EPA has issued the eagerly awaited range and efficiency numbers for the high-end.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So far, the Tesla Model S is alone among plug-in electric cars in providing 200 miles or more of electric range. But as Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] prepares to roll out its more affordable Model E late in 2016, it may face serious competition from General Motors.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2017

Tesla's first foray into the commercial vehicle sector—an all-electric semi truck—is expected to debut next month, but specifics surrounding the electric-car maker's latest project have been few and far between.

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Range Tesla Miles Diesel 109

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Back in May, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released range estimates for the 2012 Model S. While the company predicted that 250-300 miles would be typical for the largest, 85 kilowatt-hour battery, and the EPA confirmed this with an official 265 miles, insiders at Tesla had a sneaky feeling that 400 miles would be possible.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 28, 2012

That's why, even though Tesla Motors claims a range of 265 miles for its 85 kWh Model S, we've been eager to see how far it can go in realistic day-to-day driving. Thanks to Motor Trend, we now know. The magazine borrowed.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2015

Leave it to electric-car maker Tesla Motors to spring another surprise on the world. The Tesla Model S 70D is an all-wheel-drive Model S with a 70-kilowatt-hour battery pack, rated at 240 miles of range and priced at $75,000. all-wheel drive plug-in cars Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) P85D 70D'

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 25, 2016

If 200-mile electric cars are the new black, then what does that make 300-mile electric cars? With the launch of the Chevy Bolt EV less than a year away, and 400,000 reservations for Tesla Model 3 cars to be delivered sometime in 2018 or later, clearly 200 miles is the new benchmark for range below $40,000.

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2016 Miles Range Tesla 60

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 27, 2017

Along with price, the top-line statistic cited for any battery-electric car is its rated range. Until last month, the only electric cars that exceeded 200 miles in that metric were made by Tesla Motors.

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Green Cars News

JULY 23, 2014

A fully electric car with a 500 mile range might sound like a pipedream, but according to Tesla CEO, Elon Musk it would be possible for the near future. Tesla already has the highest density batteries in the world, developed with its battery partner, Panasonic, which have twice the capacity of mod[.].

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Miles Electric Cars Range Tesla 61

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2016

Under the terms of the deal, Wrightspeed will provide its Route 500 heavy-duty range-extended electric powertrain technology to NZ Bus. The Wrightspeed Route is a Range-extended Electric Vehicle (REV) replacement powertrain that can be customized to fit a variety of heavy-duty platforms, replacing both the engine and the transmission.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 22, 2016

Today, Tesla Motors moves to buy SolarCity, the next-generation Nissan Leaf is slated to get a larger battery pack and 200 miles of range, and options for replacing an old Toyota Prius hybrid. The next-generation Nissan Leaf will get a 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack and 200 miles of range, says Nissan's.

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Prius Nissan Buy Miles 63

Green Car Reports

APRIL 8, 2013

I''ve been surprised and delighted by how efficiently my new 2013 Tesla Model S has been running at higher speeds. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] hammers home the message that high speeds can drastically reduce the range of any Model S.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Tesla Motors plans to offer a $1,000 adapter to enable Model S EVs to use CHAdeMO fast charging stations for those Model S units with Supercharging already enabled. Tesla calculates that the 50 kW CHAdeMO fast chargers will charge the Model S at the rate of approximately 150 miles of range per hour of charge.

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Charging Tesla Tesla Motors For Sale 308

Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

Tesla V4 Supercharger details: Charging Speed and Cable Length However, a new Development Proposal submitted by Enzygo (via u/RealPokePOP on r/Tesla Motors ) shows Tesla has officially confirmed the V4 Superchargers to have a power of 350 kW, as many cars were still topping out at 250 kW.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Tesla Motors is reintroducing a 60 kWh version of its Model S , in both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive models. The Model S 60 has an estimated range of 210 miles; the Model S 60D of 218 miles. The current Tesla line-up is thus: Base price Model S versions as of 9 June 2016. Est. range (miles).

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Tesla MPH Miles Tesla Motors 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2015

Tesla Motors has introduced the new entry-level Model S 70D, an all-wheel drive electric car with a 70 kWh pack, a 0-60 time of 5.2 seconds and a 240-mile (386 km) range at 65 mph (105 km/h). Model S 70D dual motor drive. Range (EPA). Starting price is $75,000. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) Battery pack.

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Standards Motor Motors Motoring 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

CEC also awarded $1,815,123 to Zero Motorcycles; $10 million to Tesla Motors; and $2,230,595 to Quallion LLC out of the same program. The Route retrofit drive system includes: Range-extending generator. With its conventional diesel powertrain, the NPR averaged about 12 miles per gallon in testing with a metro drive cycle.

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Grant Commercial Range San Jose 236

Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2015

All recent statements from Tesla Motors indicate that development of the Silicon Valley automaker's Model 3 electric car is still on track for a launch sometime in 2017. And while the company has said it plans to unveil the car next year, it hasn't discussed anything more specific than that.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 27, 2015

All recent statements from Tesla Motors indicate that development of the Silicon Valley automaker's Model 3 electric car is still on track for a launch sometime in 2017. And while the company has said it plans to unveil the car next year, it hasn't discussed anything more specific than that.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Electric-car maker Tesla Motors has a lot on its hands right now, with deliveries of its Model X electric SUV at the end of the month, a battery gigafactory under construction, a mass-priced electric car to unveil next spring, and so forth.

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Batteries Battery Miles Tesla 60

Teslarati

OCTOBER 17, 2021

The first deliveries of the flagship SUV were held in Fremont this weekend, and it featured the handover of five white Model X Long Range with six-seat interiors. Images of the new Model X’s deliveries were initially shared by user @sunnyvaletree of the Tesla Motors Club. Long Range 6-seat versions first.

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Tesla MPH SUV Range 145

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Tesla Motors opened its first Supercharger station in Switzerland today; the Lully station is about 50 km (31 miles) northeast of Geneva on the A1 motorway. With more Supercharger stations opening soon in Germany and Austria, Model S owners will be able to drive through Germany to Switzerland and Austria this winter, Tesla said.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2014

In a post on the company blog, Tesla Motors outlined the areas addressed with an upcoming a Roadster 3.0 Tesla also said no new Model S battery pack or major range upgrade is expected in the near term. Tesla said it has identified a new LI-ion cell that has 31% more energy than the original Roadster cell.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Just last week, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] opened its first Supercharger fast-charge stations outside the U.S.--in With just six stations and 46 charging points, 90 percent of Norwegians live within 200 miles of a Supercharger--well within the 265-mile EPA range of a Model S sedan. The first one of those outside.'

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 31, 2013

The first Tesla Supercharger fast-charging stations are now up and running in Europe''s capital for electric cars, Norway. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] announced via its Twitter feed that 90 percent of Norwegians now live within 200 miles of a Supercharger station--well within the 265-mile range of a Model S.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

The B-Class Electric Drive is equipped with a 100 kW electric motor with 310 N·m (221 lb-ft) of torque, with a range of 115 miles (185 km). The powertrain was developed in collaboration with Tesla Motors, said Dr. Joachim Schmidt, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing Mercedes-Benz Cars, during the launch presentation.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

The Tesla Model S Performance looks great on paper. Not only does the 85 kWh Model S have an impressive 265-mile EPA-rated range, but it'll do the benchmark 0-60 mph sprint in only 4.4 That means the all-electric luxury sport sedan from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is at least as fast as V-8 German super sedans like the BMW M5.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 9, 2016

The Tesla Model S electric car has been offered in several versions over its five model years to date, with faster and longer-range variants getting the most attention. Both will offer more than 200 miles of range, the company said.

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Miles Tesla Range Electric Cars 60

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2011

AllCell Technologies ( earlier post ) has teamed with two Purdue University engineering students to produce an electric motorcycle with leading performance and drive range. Initial testing indicates a maximum speed of more than 120 mph (193 km/h) and a range of more than 120 miles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2010

Tesla Motors will deliver two battery electric mules to Toyota Motor by the end of the month, combing Tesla’s electric drive system and battery packs and the bodies of Toyota vehicles. The Tesla project is separate from that one. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

JULY 6, 2015

Both employ advanced zero-emission powertrains that power the wheels with electric motors, both cost more to buy than gasoline cars of the same size, and both represent only a tiny fraction of today's car market. Hydrogen fuel-cell cars today have many similarities to electric cars.

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Future Miles Range Gasoline-Electric 60

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Mercedes-Benz will present a battery-powered electric concept variant of the B-Class at the Paris Motor Show, reportedly developed in partnership with Tesla Motors. Earlier post.) Market launch is planned for 2014.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 3, 2015

Which car averaged 67 miles per gallon on renewable fuel during a recent cross-country run? And, how many Model S electric cars did Tesla Motors deliver during its second quarter? This is our video look back at the Week In Reverse--right here at Green Car Reports--a day early, for the week ending on Thursday, July 2, 2015.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 2, 2017

A minimum of six new models are expected in that time period, all promising ranges of 200 miles or more—which until a few months ago had been the exclusive province of Tesla Motors. The list includes two affordable 200-mile electric cars: the second-generation Nissan.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 25, 2015

A pair of Danish drivers claim to have set a new record for Tesla Model S electric-car range. miles), after a marathon drive beginning and ending at the Supercharger DC fast-charging site in Rødekro, Denmark. Over the weekend, the pair covered 728.7 kilometers (452.8 The drivers claim to have used 77.5

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