Njengoba kunikezwe lesi sigaba esiphathelene ne-Tesla Model 3, ngitshele ukuthi i-EPA ilinganisela kanjani amamodeli ahlukahlukene.
Context:I-Tesla Model 3 iyimoto kagesi ekhiqizwa yi-American brand Tesla. I-SUV i-sedan eneminyango emine esebenza ngamabhethri futhi ibhekwa njengemoto ephakathi nendawo e-US kanye nemoto enkulu yomndeni eYurophu, futhi ithengiswa emkhakheni we-compact-executive. Ukukhiqizwa okulinganiselwe kweModel 3 kwaqala maphakathi no-2017, ngemoto yokuqala yokukhiqiza esuka kulayini wokuhlanganisa ngoJulayi 7, 2017. Ukwethulwa ngokusemthethweni nokulethwa kwezimoto zokuqala ezingu-30 kwenzeka ngoJulayi 28.  Imodeli eyisisekelo engu-3 inikeza i-EPA-rated all-electric range of 272 miles (438 km) futhi inguqulo ye-Long Range inikeza amamayela angama-358 (576 km). Ngokusho kukaTesla, iModeli 3 inehadiwe ephelele yokuzishayela, enezibuyekezo zesoftware ezifika ngezikhathi ezithile ezengeza ukusebenza.  Imodeli 3 yayithengiswa njengengabizi kakhulu kubantu abaningi kunamamodeli angaphambili kaTesla. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2020, iModeli 3 iyimoto kagesi ethengiswa kakhulu emlandweni womhlaba, futhi, ngoJuni 2021, yaba yimoto yokuqala kagesi ukudlula isilinganiso sokuthengisa esingu-1 million emhlabeni jikelele. IModeli 3 ibilokhu iyimoto kagesi ethengiswa kakhulu emhlabeni (i-PEV) iminyaka emithathu ilandelana, kusukela ngo-2018 kuya ku-2020. Iphinde yaba yi-PEV ethengiswa kakhulu e-United States iminyaka emithathu ilandelana, kusukela ngo-2018 kuya ku-2020, i-PEV ethengiswa kakhulu eYurophu ngo-2019, futhi i-PEV ethengiswa kakhulu eChina ngo-2020.
I-Tesla Model 3 ivela ngemodeli eyisisekelo enebanga elingamakhilomitha angu-438 futhi ibuye ibe nenguqulo ye-Long Range enikeza amakhilomitha angu-576.