This Tesla Model S Is 11 Years Old. Here’s How Much Range Is Left

It still has its original battery pack with over 100,000 miles of use.

2014 Tesla Model S 85 range test

Photo by: TFLEV

Iulian Dnistran

By: Iulian Dnistran

May 8, 2025 at 12:30pm ET

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How much range does an 11-year-old Tesla Model S still have?
With the original battery still alive and kicking, this EV has driven over 100,000 miles.
The real-world range today is quite surprising

Going down the used route when considering buying your first electric vehicle can usually land you a great deal. Depreciation tends to hit EVs harder than their combustion-powered counterparts, especially if it’s a luxury car we’re talking about.

However, getting a used EV immediately raises a very important question: how much range does it still have? It’s a well-known fact that batteries degrade over time, so knowing how many miles a full charge can bring is very useful information.

Take the 2014 Tesla Model S featured in the video below. It was bought earlier this year by The Fast Lane EV for just $13,000. It's a one-owner car with a clean title, so the price seems like a pretty good deal. That said, it’s an 11-year-old car with over 100,000 miles on the clock, and it still has the original battery.

Without a warranty, some might see it as a risky purchase. If the battery is old and tired, a new pack from Tesla is roughly $20,000. But the car’s new owners are not too worried about that despite using it as a daily driver.

When new, the 2014 Tesla Model S 85 had an EPA-estimated range of 265 miles. What has 11 years and 100,000 done to the battery pack since then? Not much, as it turns out. The team set out on a loop around Denver, Colorado, with a 99% state of charge and an estimated range of 274 miles showing on the gauge cluster.

The 111-mile loop was driven twice with the cruise control set to 75 miles per hour for the majority of the route. A small portion was around town, at lower speeds. At the end of the test, the results were as follows: 233.6 miles driven using 63.3 kilowatt-hours of energy and an average energy efficiency of 3.69 miles/kWh (271 Wh/mile).