Inaccurate info about Tesla from Businessweek

[wycolo]

> Tesla Ships First $100,000 Model S Amid Uncertain Demand

> “proof of the very limited potential of battery electrics already exists in the market itself.”

Classic double-speak.

BEV users could proclaim: " It's like Exxon-Mobil showed up & installed my own personal gas station right in my garage, where the pump charges $0.80 per gallon. As long as I mail in my monthly check they keep topping off my storage tank"
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[Steph]

The EPA. 2012 Tesla Model S: EPA Range Of 265 Miles, 89 MPGe Efficiency

300 miles was if you drove at a constant 55 mph. Model S Efficiency and Range | Blog | Tesla Motors

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Why in the hell would we calculate an MPGe efficiency? This car does not use petroleum. Beats me.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

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Why in the hell would we calculate an MPGe efficiency? This car does not use petroleum. Beats me.

Easier for folks, who've only ever understood and related to ICE MPG, to comprehend. Now, they can say, oh, this (EV) sedan at 89 MPGe is better than my Prius at 50-some MPG.