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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr
But I have to ask. What's it's real world range on a full charge?
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That's a bit tricky. Since the car regenerates electricity, even though the cruise range may say 150 miles, you may be able to go 165 miles. You also lose a bit of range at night, since the batteries have to power all the lights (most are LED). The rated range is 265 miles and that is pretty accurate. Tesla says 300 miles. Going up and down hills really changes things. So does flooring it all the time.
Actually flooring it really reduces the range.
About charging. The car comes with it set to stop charging at 85%. Most of the time people will be putting city miles on it and there is no need to fully charge it. It's also been shown that but not charging to 100% all the time, the batteries last a lot longer. Even those that do road trips, may not set it to 100%, depending on the frequency of the superchargers and where they are going.