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Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Woland@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Tesla has consistently exaggerated the driving range of its electric vehicles, reportedly leading car owners to think something was broken when actual driving range was much lower than advertised. When these owners scheduled service appointments to fix the problem, Tesla canceled the appointments because there was no way to improve the actual distance Tesla cars could drive between charges, according to an investigation by Reuters.

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[–] the_third@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago

> Looking at this, I should have just bought the EV I wanted back then and been done with it.

Basically what I did. Ignored WLTP numbers, got some real life numbers from forums and YouTube reviews and bought a reasonable car in 2020. Good for now, we'll see what's good in five years.