Tesla Model 3 Long Range Returns 126 MPGe
The Tesla Model 3 returns the best MPGe for EVs offering over 200 miles of range.
The Tesla Model 3’s Monroney Sticker has surfaced online, revealing the car’s EPA figures for the Long Range model that has a 310-mile range. According to the EPA, the Model 3 returns 131 MPGe in the city and 120 MPGe on the highway, for a 126-MPGe combined rating. That also means the Model 3 is the most efficient for electric vehicles with a range of over 200 miles, but it’s still bested by the Hyundai Ioniq Electric that returns 136 MPGe. The Hyundai Ioniq Electric however, only has a range of 110 miles.
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What that means is the standard Tesla Model 3 will likely be more efficient than the Long Range version. The standard Model 3 will travel up to 220 miles on a single charge. Electrek however, believes it will be unlikely that the standard Model 3 will beat the Hyundai Ioniq Electric in terms of efficiency, mainly because of the Ioniq’s small 28-kWh battery pack.
The American automaker is focusing on building the Model 3 Long Range variant first, in order to simplify things as it ramps up production. The standard Model 3’s battery pack should enter production later this year in November.
[Source: Electrek]
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Jason Siu began his career in automotive journalism in 2003 with Modified Magazine, a property previously held by VerticalScope. As the West Coast Editor, he played a pivotal role while also extending his expertise to Modified Luxury & Exotics and Modified Mustangs. Beyond his editorial work, Jason authored two notable Cartech books. His tenure at AutoGuide.com saw him immersed in the daily news cycle, yet his passion for hands-on evaluation led him to focus on testing and product reviews, offering well-rounded recommendations to AutoGuide readers. Currently, as the Content Director for VerticalScope, Jason spearheads the content strategy for an array of online publications, a role that has him at the helm of ensuring quality and consistency across the board.
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MPGe is an obsolete throwback to the days of yesteryear and gas shortages and concern about "energy consumption," whixch is meaningless . Consumers have no reason to pay attention to these numbers - they have no significance for anything that they should care about. And they say nothing about what is important : fuel mileage. For decades, MPG was provided. Now , guess what? We need MGKwHr data in order to determine fuel costs for an electric. No two customers pay the same for power, so there can be no purpose for MPGe, even if one could decipher that irrelevant number.