I’m assuming this could be why Tesla’s are so cheap compared with similar electric cars.
Let’s take the model y LR and the Kia Ev9 Earth.
The model y LR has a range of 533km with a 75kwh battery
The ev9 earth has a range of 512km with a 99.8kwh battery.
That’s 14.8kwh more than the Tesla and 21km LESS range than the Tesla.
Is Tesla’s cars just more efficient? And by that much??
There’s no way Tesla can be that much more efficient with it’s motor, aerodynamics and electronics. (What am I missing?)
Other brands should be able to do somewhat the same. An electric motor isn’t a complex machine and aerodynamics can be easily improved upon. Same for electronics.
Not rah-rah Tesla, this is just what happens when your company ONLY makes EVs.
All Teslas were built from the ground up to be EVs. Every design decision in them aligns with them being an EV. Aerodynamics was job 1 (that’s why all Teslas are exactly the same shape) and that has a huge impact on highway range. Close attention was paid to HVAC and cabin insulation, because that effects winter range.
It’s like the difference between a 1990s EV1 (scratch built to be an EV) and a 90s Toyota RAV4-EV (a complete afterthought, battery packs slapped onto an ICE frame). Of course the EV1 got better mileage.