A latest research has decided that even a really excessive mileage Tesla Mannequin S on its authentic battery can carry out effectively as a respectable highway tripping machine.
This was demonstrated in a latest check from Out of Spec Testing involving a 2019 Tesla Mannequin S Customary Vary.
The automobile:
- For its check, the Out of Spec workforce used a 2019 Tesla Mannequin S Customary Vary, which was nonetheless outfitted with its authentic 75 kWh battery.
- At its time of launch, the Mannequin S Customary Vary had an EPA vary ranking of 285 miles per cost.
- Whereas the Mannequin S Customary Vary that was used within the check was solely six years outdated, the all-electric sedan has racked up over 250,000 miles.
- This was one of many the explanation why the automobile was acquired for lower than $10,000 with incentives and FSD.
The check:
- Just like its different vary exams, the Out of Spec workforce opted to run the 250,000-mile Mannequin S Customary Vary from full cost to zero at 70 mph on the freeway.
- The situations of the check didn’t appear very superb for an electrical automobile, particularly one which has racked up 1 / 4 of one million miles in six years.
- As per Out of Spec workforce member Ryan Kassel, 20 mph winds have been abounding through the day, and temperatures ranged from the 40s to the 50s.
My associates purchased a 250,000mi Mannequin S *Raven* for $9,000 and it included FSD!
Movies approaching this insane deal and the way effectively the automotive has held up@RyanKassel ran it within the vary, charging, and 10% problem exams yesterday
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— Kyle Conner (@itskyleconner) February 6, 2025
The outcomes:
- Regardless of these subpar situations, the 2019 Mannequin S Customary Vary was in a position to journey 203 miles at 70 mph earlier than the Out of Spec workforce known as the check.
- As per the Out of Spec workforce, the Mannequin S Customary Vary consumed 57.8 kWh of its battery through the check.
- The Mannequin S Customary Vary really proved very environment friendly, doing 3.6 miles per kWh.
- That is fairly spectacular and near the brand new Mannequin 3 Efficiency, which did 3.8 miles per kWh through the workforce’s 70 mph vary check.
Tesla longevity:
- A latest research printed in Nature has acknowledged that Tesla’s automobiles lead the trade and mileage.
- As per the research, Tesla’s electrical automobiles are anticipated to cowl a median of 204,000 miles over their lifetime, surpassing all different manufacturers no matter powertrain.
- Electrical automobiles within the research had a median estimated mileage of 124,000 miles.
- Tesla’s electrical automobiles have an estimated lifespan of 20.3 years primarily based on the research’s calculations.
Try Out of Spec Testing‘s 70 mph vary check on its 250,000-mile 2019 Tesla Mannequin S Customary Vary within the video beneath.
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