At the tail end of last year, the EPA released range information for the Porsche Taycan. How many miles could Taycan drivers expect to elapse between full charges? A mere 201, for the Turbo variant, with the Turbo S version coming in at 192 miles.

Apparently, the poor Porsche Taycan may have been shortchanged, because Autoblog managed to improve on that number substantially. According to the magazine, the Taycan Turbo logged about 287 miles on a course that is much more in line with the kind of real-world, everyday driving that the Taycan would most frequently encounter.

Further, a YouTube channel called Nextmove pitted the Taycan Turbo against the Tesla Model 3 Long Range on the Autobahn in Germany to compare estimated versus real-world range. The Taycan Turbo delivered 195 miles, slightly below its EPA number of 201, whereas the Model 3 Long Range could only make it 205 miles, far below its 324-mile EPA estimate. If those numbers seem low, remember they were affected by cold weather and average speeds of 81 mph.

Additionally, California-based AMCI Testing conducted a test of the Taycan Turbo at Porsche’s request and came back with a 288-mile result for city driving, and 275 miles when combined with highway driving. This is in line with the car’s European WLTP rating of 279 miles.

Though some of it is anectodal, this data suggest Porsche may have gotten a raw deal from the EPA; it looks like most Taycan Turbo drivers should get over 250 miles of range under normal driving conditions. So, did the EPA engage in a little bit of trade protectionism to keep ze Germans at bay as long as possible? Further testing is needed to shed light on this matter.