Twelve types of electric vehicle took part in this parade, including the Nissan Leaf, the Ford Focus EV, the Chevrolet Spark EV and the Tesla Model S P85D.
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Consumer Reports rates vehicles on a zero-to-100 scale, but Tesla’s high-performance, all-wheel-drive auto scored 103.
To bring the score back in line, the P85D was given less credit for areas in which the Model S already beat other cars but, in this version, simply exceeded on those measures even more.
“It blew away everything else we’ve ever tested”, Jake Fisher, the automotive testing director at Consumer Reports, said in an interview. The second-highest performing vehicle in the large luxury auto category after the P85D is the Mercedes-Benz S550, which scored 96. “The Tesla is a shining example of how higher fuel economy standards can be achieved without sacrificing performance”. As a result, the P85D was the fastest auto ever tested by Consumer Reports, reaching 60 miles per hour from a standstill in just 3.5 seconds. Incidentally, the pair has stated previously that the Tesla could have gone farther had they pushed to drive it for 19 hours.
The 85-kWh battery in Consumer Report’s original Model S test auto got the equivalent of 84 mpg.
What do you call a auto that scores 103 out of 100?
The result was so good that it “broke” Consumer Reports’ ranking system, scoring 103 out of a possible 100. The cockpit feels spacious, especially with no center floor console, which opens up the space between the driver and front passenger. So, if you’re a Tesla Model S owner and want to drag race, just make sure the competitor agrees to a standing start first and then try to race on very short distances.
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This week, a Danish man showed that the same is true of electric cars: they’re generally rated to travel a certain number of miles in between charges, but that number can be extended with a little planning and driving technique.
