While the EPA-certified range is shorter than the 300-mile capacity Tesla originally estimated, it still gives the Model S the longest range of any EV currently on sale. On the other hand, 89 MPGe is the second lowest efficiency rating achieved by an electric vehicle, but the Model S is larger and far more powerful than the current crop of U.S.-market EVs.
Tesla has high hopes for the Model S, with the company ambitiously predicting that the sedan will achieve sales of 20,000 vehicles in 2013. The Model S is set to go on sale this summer carrying a base price of $57,400 for the 40-kWh model, $67,400 for the 60-kWh variant and $77,400 for the range-topping 85-kWh iteration (all prices before federal tax credits).
