Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

Post by NLPaep » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 2:27 AM UTC

7thaccount wrote: post #563

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I actually got stranded once for some hours because of the mileage indicator! Was driving back from a campsite that I turned out to not have charging compatibility with, but thought I had plenty of margin to get to the nearest charger. As I drove through the mountains however, I began noticing that a.) my battery was depleting much faster than expected and b.) I wasn’t seeing any houses and very few motorists. I watc…

On a highway my hood latch broke (old car) and it flew up at 50 mph and crushed my windshield. I had no service (but knew the other carrier would have full bars) and spent over an hour waving at every car trying to get someone to stop to let me call my parents (I was 18 and not exactly intimidating). It was a crazy experience as I'd obviously had an accident. Nobody would help. Finally I just stood in the road like a…

Post by frumper » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 2:41 AM UTC

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I have it show percent, not range. Tesla defaults to percent on the main display. I'm not sure about other cars. When you use navigation then Tesla will show you the expected charge at your destination and it's been pretty accurate.

I drove my wife's Model 3 on a short trip from Sacramento, CA to Santa Cruz. 3.5hrs if you factor in traffic (2.5hrs without). When we left, estimated range was 45% on arrival. We arrived with 27% range. Granted, we did encounter a crapload of traffic, but the Nav system took that into account because the time was accurate. I don't fully fault Tesla for the range inaccuracy; an ICE car would probably have had a simil…

Post by frumper » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 3:07 AM UTC

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I’ve thought that ever since they got caught rolling an EV down a hill for a promo video, after taking tons of money from a major automaker. Wait? That wasn’t Tesla? Okay, I guess there’s a level below “fraudulent to the very core”

Maybe this is what you were thinking: https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/17/tesla-engineer-testifies-t...

Post by frumper » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 3:18 AM UTC

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If you tell it where you're going it will.

Doesn’t it know where it is ? This goes to the optimistic/ exagerated calculation

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 28, 2023, 3:44 AM UTC

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The distance left in the tank is closer to the Tesla's more accurate estimate because it's constantly adjusting based on both your current gas level as well as your current energy efficiency. It may not accurately convey the distance available at the start of a trip but you're going to know well ahead of time if you're burn rate is too high. If the non-navigation distance estimate in a Tesla is always padded you coul…

I wonder if anyone has actually objectively measured accuracy of various car models under various driving patterns. It seems plausible to me that everyone just thinks their ICE car is more accurate because 1) gas stations are literally everywhere so there is never “range anxiety” and 2) no one routinely lets their gas car get close to empty anyway.