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by goodcanadian 2032 days ago
Also a single data point, but my Leaf averages a bit more than 4 miles per kWh, or slightly less than 250 Wh per mile. I'm not trying to make a claim that the Leaf is better--it depends greatly on the sort of driving that you are doing, but I don't buy that the Tesla has a significant advantage either.
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Leaf is a compact hatchback, whereas Model X is an SUV. A better comparison would be Leaf and Model S, a sedan, which is rated at 241Wh/mi (and can reach this in actual use[0].)

[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/bfhd9z/20000_m...

Perhaps, I wasn't clear, but I was comparing to the 300 Wh per mile rating claimed for the Leaf upthread (I haven't looked it up for myself). I am comfortably beating that in real world use.

Edit: the point is that it is not clear that Tesla is much more efficient which was the original claim at the start of all this.

Fair point. I don't know much about the Leaf; I was just going by the numbers I could find online.