A used EV specialist from the UK has answered a common question after putting a 225,000-mile Tesla Model 3 up to the test.
Tesla launched the Model 3 back in 2017, which means there are some high-mileage examples out there.
Amongst them is this 225,000-mile example that was put up against an 18,000-mile Model 3 to see how it compared.
And the results were pretty interesting.
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The expert did an interesting test on two Tesla Model 3s
There are plenty of EV owners who are happy to share how their car has fared after putting some miles on the odometer.
One guy managed to put more than a million miles on his Tesla, and shared details about how the batteries coped, while this man has had his EV for six years and says it’s been very cheap to run.
Over in the UK, used EV expert Richard Symons, who runs the RSymons “RSEV” dealership, decided to test two Tesla Model 3: one that had done 225,000 miles and one that had done 18,000 miles.
Both vehicles are identical, other than the miles on the clock and the tires; the higher-mileage Model 3 has slightly newer tires with a better grip.
In a clip uploaded to YouTube, he drove the high-mileage Tesla while his pal got into the other one and they took them on a trip of around 200 miles.
Now, you’d probably think the car that had done more miles would be far less efficient than the EV that had done just 18,000.
But that didn’t turn out to be the case.
Comparing results at the end of the journey, the low-mileage car had an efficiency of 4.55 miles per kilowatt-hour, while the high-mileage car had 4.51 miles per kWh.
So, an overall difference of less than one percent.
Symons noted that the efficiency was ‘exactly the same’ as he revealed that both cars had used 65 percent battery during the drive.
The results will be good news for folks looking to buy a used EV
Symons’ results will surely be welcome news to any EV owners, or food for thought for folks considering buying a used EV.
With the sale of new EVs on the rise, we’re also seeing a surge in used EVs being sold, often for a lot less than what the owner originally paid.
While this isn’t ideal for the seller, it does mean that someone looking to make the switch to an EV could snap up a bargain.
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