larger wheels/tires are heavier.
heavier wheels/tires means more unsprung weight.
More weight means more power required to get them going.
more power means less range.
seems pretty obvious that they should be going with smaller, lighter, narrowing wheels and tires.
Have we seen any real-world tests for the range drop? It has never added up to me that going from 18-20 inch wheels would give a 20% range drop, instead of a 5-10% drop that you see from almost all other automakers.