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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 ...
Tesla Model S (MY 2012) Tesla Model S (facelifted MY 2016) Jun 2012 ~172,400 units sold through December 2020. [1] [2] The Model S topped annual plug-in car sales in the U.S. between 2015 and 2017. [196] Until December 2018, the Model S was the U.S. all-time best selling all-electric car. [158] Chevrolet Volt first generation Chevrolet Volt ...
Using EPA 2018 Fuel Economy Guides assumptions for national average pricing of $2.56/gal regular gasoline and $0.13/kWh [42] we can calculate a vehicle that is rated at 84 MPGe or 40 kW/100 Mi efficiency and has a 16.5 kW EV battery of which 13.5 kWh is usable for electric driving with an advertised range of 33 miles per charge.
Tesla is the world's second largest plug-in electric passenger car manufacturer with global sales since 2012 of over 532,000 units as of December 2018. [113] Its Model S was the world's top selling plug-in car in 2015 and 2016, [112] [114] and its Model 3 was the world's best selling plug-in electric car in 2018. [110]
For 2013, Tesla aimed to quadruple that. Tesla built its 1,000th Model S by October 31, 2012, [220] and delivered 2,650 units by the end of the year. [221] In the first half of the subsequent year, 10,050 units were delivered to customers. [222] The Model S was the first vehicle by Tesla produced at the Fremont facility. [223]
Nevertheless, the inclusion of the full federal tax credit means the Tesla Model 3 RWD now costs $32,740 if buyers meet criteria including income restrictions and MSRP caps ($55,000 for cars ...
The Tesla Model S has a rate more than double than average, at 5.8 per billion vehicle miles driven; meanwhile, the Tesla Model Y — the best-selling vehicle in the world has a fatal crash rate ...
The vehicle is marketed as being more affordable to more people than previous models made by Tesla. The Model 3 was the world's top-selling plug-in electric car for three years, from 2018 to 2020, before the Tesla Model Y, a crossover SUV based on the Model 3 chassis, took the top spot. In June 2021, the Model 3 became the first electric car to ...