Category: Design Efficiency
The key to exceeding 300 miles was a battery pack with almost 108 kilowatt-hours of capacity.
But it also gets a massive effective price hit, as compared to a year ago.
The tri-motor duo starts at around $90,000, but barely exceeds 200 miles of EPA Combined range.
But the price increased too and there is no federal fax credit.
Without the $7,500 federal tax credit, even the new entry-level version will not stop effective price increases.
Is Audi's "Taycan" competitive in 2023?
Electric cars are known for losing efficiency in the winter. However, there are many ways to recuperate these losses.
Mazda's only EV in the US is the limited-production California-only MX-30 with 100 miles of range.
The Model S covered 329 miles on a single charge in 14-23° Fahrenheit weather – a 16.4 percent drop over its WLTP rating.
The most efficient version has an EPA combined range of 361 miles (581 km).