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The driving range of an electric vehicle is perhaps one of the mostimportant factors in determining which EV a consumer willultimately buy. So-called range anxiety is one of the biggest fears preventing manydrivers from even considering an electric vehicle. As such, an EVthat boasts a few more miles per charge compared to the competitionhas a much better chance of wooing prospective buyers. One of the electric vehicles with the highest claimed driving rangeis the sleek Tesla Model S. Indeed, Tesla will offer the car with three different battery packs- giving the model S various ranges: 160 miles, 230 miles, and 300+miles for the top-of-the-line model. Unsurprisingly, Tesla recently confirmed that the Model S was capable of driving 320 miles under the oldEPA two-cycle economy test. However, the EPA now uses a tougher five-cycle test methodology,putting the battery packs under a much higher load, whichtranslates to a reduced driving range (Tesla's Roadster EV scored a245-mile range on the old two-cycle test). Nevertheless, Tesla's Model S will likely achieve a 265-mile driving range on the new, and tougher, five-cycle test. If this is the case, theimpressive range would make the Model S with the largest 85 kWhbattery pack the most efficient green vehicle Tesla has everoffered. The high-end Model S also boasts massive range superiority over oneof the more popular electric vehicles on the market, the NissanLeaf, which offers a 73-mile driving range under the five-cycle EPAtest. That being said, the Nissan Leaf is less than half the priceof the high-end Model S which stickers over $100,000. While Tesla is anticipating the biggest and most expensive batterypack to land a 265-mile EPA driving range, the cheaper vehicles arelikely to be the most common models sold. Tesla is betting that theModel S with the smallest battery pack will get around 141 mileswith the new five-cycle test, while the midrange will score 203miles. The entry-level battery pack offers 40 kWh, while themidrange pack provides 60 kWh capacity. Prices for the Model Sscales from $57,400 all the way up to $105,400. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Sports Caps Hats , China Cotton Baseball Caps for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Embroidered Baseball Caps.
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