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As of 2016, a hybrid electric passenger car might use 5 kg (11 lb) of lithium carbonate equivalent, while one of Tesla's high performance electric cars could use as much as 80 kg (180 lb) of lithium carbonate equivalent. [19] Most electric vehicles use permanent magnet motors as they are more efficient than induction motors.
Rivian and Tesla are among the least reliable car brands, according to Consumer Reports' survey of 300,000 owners. ... which had 42% and 70% more problems on average than combustion engine ...
The Tesla Model 3 Performance can do it in 3.1 seconds, according to Car and Driver’s tests. That kind of quickness was, before Tesla, associated with high-performance sports cars.
Some companies boast that their cars can stand the test better than others in water. The Tesla Cybertruck can lift 2.5 feet off the ground and Elon Musk claimed the truck should be able to briefly ...
The following table compares official EPA ratings for fuel economy (in miles per gallon gasoline equivalent, mpg-e or MPGe, for plug-in electric vehicles) for series production all-electric passenger vehicles rated by the EPA for model years 2015, [1] 2016, [2] 2017, [3] and 2023 [4] versus the model year 2016 vehicles that were rated the most efficient by the EPA with plug-in hybrid ...
The amount of range gained per time charging, charging speed, is the ratio of charging power to the vehicle's consumption, and its inverse is the charging time per driven distance:
The Tesla Model S proved the least reliable and was given a score of just 50.9%. Owners identified issues with the cars' electrical systems and bodywork. "Just over half of the cars were out of ...
Gasoline-powered cars are more efficient at about 25–28% efficiency. In theory, a combined cycle steam engine in which the burning material is first used to drive a gas turbine can produce 50% to 60% efficiency. However, practical examples of steam engined cars work at only around 5–8% efficiency.