EPA change could chop Tesla’s range by 30 percent
The advertised range of a Tesla Motors Inc. sports car could be cut by a third if the Environmental Protection Agency changes the way it measures mileage in tests.
Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) disclosed the possible change and its likely effect on the Roadster electric sports car in its quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission last week.
In the SEC filing, Tesla said: "it is likely that the EPA will modify its testing cycles in a manner that, when applied to our vehicles, could reduce the advertised range of our vehicles by up to 30 percent as compared to the combined two-cycle test currently applicable to our vehicles." It’s also possible, Tesla said, that the change in range could be even greater than 30 percent.
Right now, Tesla markets the Roadster as having a range of more than 200 miles on a single charge (though battery life does deteriorate gradually over time).
Sam Abuelsamid of AutoBlogGreen read the fine print and reported the news on Monday.
Read more in the San Francisco Business Times.
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