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Originally Posted by Josh (PA)
Tesla people, what is the real world range of the model S long range (402mile) car.
IE: If I wanted to take it to the lake on a 270 - 290 mile mostly highway drive that I currently average about 78mph (a good portion of highway cruising at ~85 - 90mph) with some decent elevation changes could I easily make it without stopping?
for comparison, I can easily do it on one tank of gas in the x5 with at least 150 miles of residual.
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For this reason, I keep coming back to the plug-in hybrids. I wish the X3 had better range, but it's very much on my radar--especially with the $5k plus tax credit...I read one rumor that they are coming out with an M version next year, and likely all-electric range will continue to improve each year (the new X5 range is considerably better than the previous one.)
One stumbling bock is that I hate losing the option of the spare, which you cannot have because the battery sucks up that space in the cargo area.