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It's true that Miami was on the list of nine locations for which Event Manager jobs were posted, but what I wrote was that Florida was not on the "initial" list for actual test drives. According to a "Slash Gear" article from May 28, no Florida venue was among the list of initial test drive...

Florida also has one of the highest EV adoption rates in the U.S. outside of California, coupled with one of the highest registration rates of SUV's as a percentage of vehicle types registered. Lucid, which is opening its Design Studios based on where it's getting reservations, opened its first...

Me, too. I wonder how many other people are intending to get both a Lucid Air and a Rivian R1S. I've been waiting for the Lucid a few months longer than the Rivian and I tend to follow Lucid news more closely. But there are days I suspect that, once I have both vehicles in the garage, I'm...

I hope you're right. My Tesla extended warranty just expired, and it's not a car I want to keep outside of warranty. I was planning to trade it against the Lucid or the Rivian, whichever arrives first (as I'm an early reservation holder for both). Just hope I don't have another battery pack...

There were no Florida locations on the list of initial venues for test driving, and my email inquiry about Florida test drives has also gone unanswered for several weeks now. I have a feeling Florida is not going to be one of the priority points for first deliveries.

Thank you, SeaGeo, for actually reading what I posted before responding.

Which begs the question of why stated mileage figures for ICE vehicles differentiate between highway and city driving and EV range estimates do not.

I own a Tesla and bought my brother one. I also hold a significant amount of Tesla stock. Several weeks ago I went to the Tesla website to order a Model X Plaid. (I stopped when I noticed that the model refresh failed to add a center armrest, beverage holders, or storage pockets to the second...

Yes. This is the reason the whole argument about the reliability of EPA testing for relative comparisons across brands breaks down. It's why I think the brand that selects the tests and correction factor that yield the most conservative range rating has more marketing integrity than the brand...

I know you're dismissive of Edmunds testing. However, they explain their range testing method clearly, and it has been applied consistently over a series of reports. Until just a few months ago, Teslas consistently fell shorter of their EPA ranges in Edmunds testing than all other brands...

You're focusing on adherence to a testing protocol and forgetting what the real purpose of range ratings should be: to give buyers realistic guidance on how a car goes in the mix of driving most people do. There is a long enough history of EVs falling short of their range ratings and enough...

Edmunds testing recently found that the Model Y comes closest to delivering its EPA-rated range in real-world driving of any Tesla to date. So, at least for the non-performance models with which Tesla plays all kinds of numbers games, they're getting more frank.

For all your equations and calculations, I think you're missing the big picture here. As you wrote earlier, there are different methods and vehicle setups for arriving at an EPA range, some within the control of the automaker. Porsche chooses a method that yields a very conservative range. A...

No need to bother. After six years of driving my Tesla, I have figured it out. On the most frequent road trip I make (from Naples to Miami, FL) I get about 83% of the EPA-rated range, with about 80% of the trip on open interstate and 20% in Miami traffic congestion.

While the EPA test might not be meant to indicate highway range accurately, it is highway range when driving on long trips in real-world conditions that is of most concern to EV owners. Range is far less critical for local driving for most EV owners, especially when home charging is used. In...

For most automakers, the EPA takes the raw dynamometer mileage of the car tested using EPA protocols and multiplies it by 0.70 to approximate the effects of real-world road conditions on range. The EPA approved using a 0.75 factor for adjusting Tesla mileage based on Tesla's claims that its...

You're right. Didn't notice that. It puts me a little more at ease, as I am now out of extended warranty on my Tesla and need either my R1S or Lucid Air to get here soon. Thanks.

Yep, I'm pretty sure the R1S will be a candidate next year if it doesn't qualify this year. I was mostly interested in the absence of the R1S from this year's candidate list as a possible signal that the awards panel might have gotten information that the R1S wouldn't make this year's on-sale...

If I understand the process correctly, neither the manufacturer nor NACTOY decide what vehicles are candidates for consideration other than by the published criteria.

I don't think so. Here is the description of the judging panel: "Judged by a jury of 50 professional automotive journalists from the United States and Canada who work for and contribute to independent magazines, newspapers, websites, television and radio stations, the North American Car, Truck...