L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoTesla exaggerating EV range for over a decadearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1307arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1288arrow-down1external-linkTesla exaggerating EV range for over a decadearstechnica.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square36fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCurlyWurlies4All@prxs.sitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·edit-211 months 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-up2·11 months 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