The Tesla Motors Inc. Model S electric car has tied an older Lexus for the highest score ever recorded in Consumer Reports magazine’s automotive testing.

The Model S, which starts at $62,400 after a federal tax credit, scored 99 points on a scale of 100 in the magazine’s battery of tests.

“It accelerates, handles and brakes like a sports car. It has the ride and quietness of a luxury car and is far more energy-efficient than the best hybrid cars,” Jake Fisher, the magazine’s director of automotive testing, said Thursday in a statement.

Consumer Reports found that the Model S had a range of about 180 miles (290 kilometers) on cold winter days and 225 miles (362 kilometers) in moderate temperatures, far higher than other pure electric cars that go 75 or 80 miles (120 or 130 kilometers) on a single charge. Tesla says the 85 kwh battery-car can go 300 miles (480 kilometers) at 55 mph (88 kph).

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