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Extreme point, but it could be made for any car. Want to look at 0-60 times or top speed? Then you are NOT going to get the EPA rated range that manufacturer's advertise. ...
of course. But the electrics are especially sensitive in their metrics. That is, they seem to compare their 'best case' to the gas versions 'typical'. ...or do you expect that those Tesla numbers (projected performance and all ) are apples & apples to typical gas cars? ...running AC, heat, heated seats, Big Bose sound system...

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Veyron is good for 2.0 mpg at full throttle ...
fwiw, Wikipedia gave 3mpg
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