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About nine months after a Consumer Reports<\/em> called it “the best car we’ve ever tested,”<\/a> Tesla’s luxury electric car, the Model S, has received the publication’s prestigious “Best Overall Car”<\/a> honor.<\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_323500\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"] The award comes just weeks after Tesla Motors publicized the journey of two Model S cars from New York to Los Angeles<\/a> that sought to exemplify the reliability of electric vehicles (EV). Here’s what Consumer Reports had to say about its top choice for 2014:<\/p>\n Sure, you can talk about this electric luxury car’s blistering acceleration, razor-sharp handling, compliant ride, and versatile cabin, which can fit a small third-row seat. But that just scratches the surface of this technological tour de force. The Tesla is brimming with innovation. Its massive, easy-to-use 17-inch touch screen controls most functions. And with its totally keyless operation, full Internet access, and ultra-quiet, zero-emission driving experience, the Tesla<\/a> is a glimpse into a future where cars and computers coexist in seamless harmony. Its 225-mile driving range and 5-hour charges, using Tesla’s special connector, also make it the easiest, most practical, albeit pricey, electric car to live with.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Consumer Reports bases its ratings on test performance, reliability and safety. Despite reports of battery fires<\/a> that kept Tesla<\/a> in the news in 2013, Jake Fisher, auto test director for Consumer<\/em> Reports, said his staff has not observed any issues with the batteries or drivetrains of the 600 models the magazine has data on.<\/p>\n Watch the Model S review at the tail end of this 2014 Top Picks video.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Clearly, the ranking is a big win for Tesla and CEO Elon Musk, but it’s also huge for the EV industry as a whole. It only builds on the trust Tesla continued building with the cross-country trip. About 65 percent of Americans<\/a> already say EVs are essential to our future, and this can only help.<\/p>\n The rankings also listed the Toyota Prius as the year’s “Best Green Car.” This marks the 11th year in a row that Toyota claimed the honor.<\/p>\n Visit EcoWatch’s TRANSPORTATION<\/a><\/b><\/b> page for more related news on this topic.<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/files.cdn.ecowatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/teslacr.jpeg\")
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