L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTesla exaggerating EV range for over a decadearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1316arrow-down119file-textcross-posted to: technology@chat.maiion.com
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minus-squareCurlyWurlies4All@prxs.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt seems like it’s an issue with manufacturing consistency/quality. The report said some cars were getting literally half their advertised range on daily commutes. That’s not an amount that could be accounted for by driving styles. The original Reuters report linked below: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/
minus-squareCasmael@geddit.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWow that’s super embarrassing
It seems like it’s an issue with manufacturing consistency/quality. The report said some cars were getting literally half their advertised range on daily commutes. That’s not an amount that could be accounted for by driving styles.
The original Reuters report linked below: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/
Wow that’s super embarrassing