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Only the EQS twins and a few other EVs have done it, and so far they're all from German automakers.

The US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has installed a prototype of its Gemini battery pack in a Tesla Model S and, according to its own figures, achieved a range of 752 miles, or around 1,200 kilometres. ONE, which is supported by BMW among others, states the capacity of the battery pack

The 1020-hp Plaid achieved 80 percent of its EPA-estimated range in our 75-mph highway test, traveling 280 miles on a single charge. 

Tesla Model S Long Range Plus Achieves 320 Miles Driven At 75 MPH May 24, 2021 at 10:20am ET ++ This is as good as many gas-burning vehicles and it is a significant milestone. Range anxiety was the buzzword whenever you mentioned EVs ten years ago, and the idea of a long range EV that could match ICE vehicles didn’t seem very realistic. But then Tesla burst onto the scene with the Model S and it changed everything, and it’s actually still going s...

Tested: 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S vs. Tesla Model S Long Range Plus Mike Sutton © Michael Simari - Car and Driver 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S and 2020 Tesla Model S Long Range Climb to the top of todays mainstream EV ladder and youll come to the Porsche Taycan and the Tesla Model S, two high-profile sedans that make compelling cases for electric vehicles as grand, expensive things. Introduced in 2012, the Model S laid the groundwork for Teslas contemporary lineup, along the way provi...

Range an issue for some when used as a GT car Another day, another electric car, this time in the form of Audi’s entry level to its e-tron GT range, this being the 469bhp quattro model that sits beneath the range topping RS.   As with its RS big brother the Audi e-tron GT quattro is based on the VW Group’s J1 platform, the very same that underpins Porsche’s highly impressive and fast selling Taycan models. As with the Porsche models and the RS, the GT quattro has a 93kWh battery and use...

Many electric carmakers took advantage of Elon Musks Saturday Night Live debut. You never know what Elon Musk will do next. During his first time hosting Saturday Night Live last weekend, the Tesla CEO revealed he has Aspergers Syndrome, which may explain some of his eccentricities. "Im actually making history tonight as the first person with Aspergers to host Saturday Night Live - or at least the first to admit it," he joked during his opening monologue on the comedy sketch show. "To anyone Iv...

Car and Driver In our highway fuel-economy testing, a Tesla Model S Long Range Plus went 320 miles at an average speed of 75 mph. This is the first EV thats broken the 300-mile barrier in our range testing. At 103.9 kWh, the Long Range Plus model has slightly more battery capacity than its predecessors, such as the Model S 100D, which went 270 miles in the same test. In addition to the increased energy, Tesla unlocked the extra range with a series of efficiency-minded modifications to t...

Tesla: Range Improvements Remain One Of Our Main Priorities Apr 28, 2021 at 8:44am ET ++ Between 2012 and 2021 it increased from 265 to 412 miles and 500+ miles is on the horizon. Tesla wrote in its Q1 2021 report that range remains one of its main priorities because its a very important factor to convince people to switch from gas vehicles to EVs. We assume that thats true, even if the daily mileage is not specifically high. The company has a long h...

Mercedes-Benz Mercedes has, however, confirmed that the EQS will travel 435 miles on a single charge based on WLTP ratings. In the US, the EPA estimate will likely be around 400 miles, so it could have an even better range than the Model S Long Range Plus, which was the first EV with an EPA rating of over 400 miles. Mercedes is also developing an SUV version that will be sold alongside the EQS liftback. Mercedes still hasnt confirmed when the EQS will debut, but its world debut should be cl...