Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken

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Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken

Are we surprised with Musk at the helm?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/tesla-exaggerated-ev-range-so-much-that-drivers-thought-cars-were-broken/Open link View original on lemmy.world

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BombOmOm

lemmy.world

Yeah, the EPA estimate for Tesla have somehow managed to be well, well out of wack with real-world numbers. The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.

mothringer reply

lemmy.world

The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.

I know Ford was conservative enough that I can come close to the official rating on my Mach-E despite not driving at all efficiently.

MrMonkey reply

lemm.ee

How do you like the Mach-E? I've been looking at some.

Asturie reply

lemmy.world

I bought a GT 3 weeks ago and it's been awesome.

atmur reply

lemmy.world

Same with Chevy. My Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles but when the weather isn’t terrible I usually get around 290.

marsokod

lemmy.world

There a nice reaction from Bjorn Nyland sharing his thought about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSOGCrAGAw

TLDR: Tesla's software is probably confusing and Tesla should have addressed the software issue instead of trying to bury it, but overall the article seems to be confused about a lot of things and the cars are still among the best, if not the best, on the range aspect.