PhillyCodeHound to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles (Moved to !electricvehicles@slrpnk.net)English · 2 years agoTesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were brokenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: technology
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minus-squareBombOmOmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down4·2 years agoYeah, the EPA estimate for Tesla have somehow managed to be well, well out of wack with real-world numbers. The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.
minus-squaremothringerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years ago The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently. I know Ford was conservative enough that I can come close to the official rating on my Mach-E despite not driving at all efficiently.
minus-squareMrMonkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoHow do you like the Mach-E? I’ve been looking at some.
minus-squareAsturielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI bought a GT 3 weeks ago and it’s been awesome.
minus-squareatmurlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoSame with Chevy. My Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles but when the weather isn’t terrible I usually get around 290.
Yeah, the EPA estimate for Tesla have somehow managed to be well, well out of wack with real-world numbers. The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.
I know Ford was conservative enough that I can come close to the official rating on my Mach-E despite not driving at all efficiently.
How do you like the Mach-E? I’ve been looking at some.
I bought a GT 3 weeks ago and it’s been awesome.
Same with Chevy. My Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles but when the weather isn’t terrible I usually get around 290.