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Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 years 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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[–] blady_blah@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Maybe this will inspire the law. We can call it the "stop Tesla lying act"

Although to be fair, my 2012 Kia Hybrid also grossly over estimates it's MPG. So much so that I also thought something was wrong with it when I first bought it, so it's not just Tesla. MPG and range absolutely need some strict regulation on it with some real teeth if companies get caught gaming the system.