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

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Post by clouddrover » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 10:59 AM UTC

claar wrote: post #18

My Model Y gives two mileage estimates simultaneously - a ballooned EPA estimate and an accurate (typically within 1%!) estimate once I put in a destination. The latter is usually ~75% of the former. At first this felt like typical marketing BS. But I also find my inner engineer defending it a bit - the range depends significantly on top speed and head/tail wind. If I slow down to 60 mph on the interstate I have exce…

> but at the same time the claimed range is under ideal conditions, just like every other manufacturer

No, not like every other manufacturer:

https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/

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

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Post by WirelessGigabit » Mon, Jul 31, 2023, 6:03 PM UTC

galkk wrote: post #6

LapsangGuzzler wrote: post #2

Stories like this make me wonder how much software is out there straight up lying to everyone and we just don’t know it. I’ve been asked to build tools that round up or down wherever possible, to just add a little polish to how the data is presented. But nothing like this. It definitely makes me weary about future where everything runs on software.

Have you ever tried to reach advertised mpg (or l/100km) on gasoline car? It’s not the software. Everyone is lying.

There is a difference between the range that a standardized test reports which allows for comparing apples to apples and a range that my car shows me based on my driving style.

When the missus drives the car and then fills up the tank I see range X. When I drive the car and fill up I see range Y. Different driving styles.

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

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Post by claar » Thu, Aug 10, 2023, 9:14 PM UTC

clouddrover wrote: post #21

claar wrote: post #18

My Model Y gives two mileage estimates simultaneously - a ballooned EPA estimate and an accurate (typically within 1%!) estimate once I put in a destination. The latter is usually ~75% of the former. At first this felt like typical marketing BS. But I also find my inner engineer defending it a bit - the range depends significantly on top speed and head/tail wind. If I slow down to 60 mph on the interstate I have exce…

> but at the same time the claimed range is under ideal conditions, just like every other manufacturer No, not like every other manufacturer: https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/

Super interesting! I stand corrected - upvote for you. Thanks for that link!