EPA for 60kWh battery rated at 208mi

[Adm]

Without any fanfare, the EPA has released its range rating for the second version of the Tesla Model S to come to market.

The 2013 Tesla Model S fitted with a 60-kilowatt-hour battery pack has a rated range of 208 miles.

That compares to 265 miles for the Model S version with the largest 85-kWh battery pack.

The new 60-kWh Model S has a higher efficiency rating (95 MPGe versus 89 MPGe) and uses slightly less energy to cover 100 miles: 35 kWh versus 38 kWh.

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[mnx]

Very exciting for those who have finalized with the 60kWh pack.

[AnOutsider]

Looks like the weight savings do help

[Rifleman]

This is really good. The 60 really is starting to look like the sweet spot in the Model S lineup.

[Zorba]

208mi = close to 335km, which is superb Plenty of places to go one charge.

[gg_got_a_tesla]

biggrin, biggrin ... oh...

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[AnOutsider]

biggrin, biggrin ... oh...

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Up on their website:

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Yup, looks like the 60 is more efficient. Definitely a sweet spot

[Discoducky]

I'm very pleased, now let's talk about, in the right thread of course, how these can start shipping in Dec

[NotTarts]

I predicted this in August!

What's interesting is that Tesla's estimated range doesn't decrease at the same rate as the battery pack capacity:

85kWh -> 60kWh = 29.4% decrease
300mi -> 230mi = 23.3% decrease

60kWh -> 40kWh = 33.3% decrease
230mi -> 160mi = 30.4% decrease

This indicates that Tesla thinks the car will actually get more efficient as you move down the range, probably due to a decrease in the overall weight of the vehicle. With this, though, you can make a pretty accurate estimate of what the range of the other models might be, using the EPA-tested range of the 85kWh model.

85kWh = 265 miles

So I'm guessing:

65kWh = 203 miles
40kWh = 141 miles

These values somehow come to a range difference of almost exactly 100km between each battery pack:

265mi = 426.5km
203mi = 326.7km
141mi = 226.9km

Granted, it was pretty obvious, but someone else said the weight of the different battery packs was the same and I think this contradicts that. Let's at least hope the 40 kWh battery follows the same trend

[ckessel]

Sort of baffled why the highway rate is better with the 60. The wind resistance doesn't change. I'd have thought the extra weight was more of a factor in stop-n-go.