Study Claims Polestar 2 More Efficient Than Model 3 Even Though It's Own Results Show Otherwise

The battle for the top of the midsize electric vehicle segment just got a bit spicier, as a Polestar-backed study recently deemed the Tesla Model 3 as the “least efficient” vehicle following a “real-world” test against two variants of the Polestar 2, the Audi e-tron, and the Jaguar I-PACE. The study came to this conclusion despite the Model 3 going the farthest distance while having the smallest battery pack.

The tests were conducted by FT Techno, an independent automotive research group based in Michigan whose services include vehicle evaluation like IIHS and NCAP standardization. As noted in a Jalopnik report, Polestar was actually the source of the study.

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atc98092 - 8/17/2020 3:13:46 PM

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Yeah, the study claims efficiency is how close the vehicle actually gets to the EPA rated range. That has nothing to do with actual efficiency, which the Tesla beats them all handily.

SanJoseDriver - 8/18/2020 4:58:23 AM

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Dumb article. Should be which car has the most accurate EPA rating, which has nothing to do with efficiency. This post on the source article breaks it down nicely:

Audi e-tron 95 kWh and 187 mi = 508 Wh/mi
Polestar-2 78 kWh and 205 mi = 380 Wh/mi
Jaguar i-Pace 90 kWh and 188 mi = 479 Wh/mi
Tesla Model 3 75 kWh and 234 mi = 320 Wh/mi

Using the energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline = 33.7 kWh (EPA), the above Wh/mi translate into these mpg-e:

e-tron 66.3 mpg-e
Polestar 88.7 mpg-e
i-Pace 70.4 mpg-e
Model 3P 105.3 mpg-e

That's the true measure of energy efficiency. Idiotic and misleading "study"