Canada man who's driven 2019 Tesla Model 3 for 380,000 miles shares the drastic effect it's had on the EV's range
Published on May 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM (UTC+4)
by Ben Thompson
Last updated on May 11, 2026 at 1:21 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Mason Jones
After racking up 380,000 miles on his 2019 Tesla Model 3, this Canadian man revealed the effect it’d had on the EV’s range.
It’s often said that EVs lose range over time as the battery pack degrades.
YouTuber Drive Protected wanted to see if that was the case with his Tesla Model 3 which had accumulated a lot of mileage already.
To see how much impact the miles had made on his car, he decided to subject it to a ‘highway test’.
Had time – and 380,000 miles – been kind to this Tesla Model 3?
To get a sense of how much range his Tesla had lost, Drive Protected decided to take it out for a drive on a full charge.
He certainly wouldn’t be the first to test his Tesla in this way – we’ve seen Model S and Tesla Model 3 Performance drivers do similar tests.
This 2019 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus was still running on its original battery pack, but the miles had evidently made their mark.
The displayed range had dropped from 240 miles down to 158 miles, a 34.2 percent reduction that left the battery under 70 percent of its original capacity.
How would these figures play out in a real world range test?
The results
With a full charge, the Model 3 went 138 miles at a steady pace of 68mph before it petered out.
That comes to around 4.27 miles per kWh, which isn’t too bad considering the car’s time on the road.
As it stood, the car remained ‘perfectly fine’ to drive and was a fine option for a short trip.
For a long-haul road trip though, another car might be a safer bet in this man’s case.
Range anxiety is something that concerns a lot of drivers about EVs
For as long as EVs have been rolling off production lines, buyers have been expressing concerns about range.
In fact, range anxiety has become ubiquitous with the EV-versus-gas debate, with drivers constantly citing it as a worry.
It’s no wonder that manufacturers are constantly striving to make range anxiety a thing of the past.
Whether it’s the Porsche Taycan or a car from China, the next generation is set to go further than any that came before it.
Following stints at LadBible, The Sun, The New York Post, and the Daily Mail, Ben joined the team full-time in February 2025. In his role as Senior Content Writer, his sparkling copy, the ability to sniff out a good story at 100 paces, and a GSOH quickly led to him becoming an integral and invaluable member of the writing staff.
