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Originally Posted by NHB
In which way you find Tesla S as efficient as XL1?
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As a vehicle with more than two seats. The XL1 works great if you only ever ride singly or two-up at most. I almost always go places three-up, and of course that isn't an option in the XL1. In terms of raw miles per kilowatt-hour it doesn't hold a candle to the XL1, but with in terms of man-miles per kilowatt-hour it becomes a much closer comparison.
I hate myself for mentioning this because it's the same rationale used by lots of Americans to justify their SUV purchases but the S, being a fairly large car, will be respected by other motorists.
I have owned and loved several very small cars, but it was never a surprise to find myself crowded or simply unnoticed by other drivers on the road here. American drivers have, over time, learned to not give much consideration to small vehicles - microcars and motorcycles get overlooked. While I would love an XL1 it isn't practical for my mission profile, and I would probably get squashed by an ignorant commuter in a Suburban.