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Not the Cybertruck story, but perhaps more important.
The Justice Department has been probing Tesla for their exaggerated range claims, and suddenly Tesla has decided to reduce their estimates on these already-released cars.
Im not sure I agree this is a concern. All my life I’ve been told that range is just an estimate and it’s especially variable toward the end. Granted that’s gas and analog measurements, but battery estimates also aren’t exact. I would never drive an ICE car down to an estimated 5 miles remaining, I know not to trust that estimate so much.
While an EV should be more accurate, are we sure this isn’t a case of more precision than accuracy? Maybe the only problem is the false confidence of being overly precise
You keep missing the point that it was Tesla navigation that told him he could reach the next nearest Supercharging station.
HE DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE.
As to driving an ICE with 5 miles remaining, ICE cars have 1 gallon minimum in the tank when they say 0 miles left. My Sienna had 3 gallons. That’s 15-45 miles under worst conditions. Tesla used to go 20+ miles at 0 range but that must have changed in their quest to advertise maximum range.
Sorry, not expert on Teslas, what you mean he didn’t have a choice?
You are driving across country based on Tesla saying it has Supercharging stations across the route so you can make a trip. The Tesla navigation says its fine. At each Supercharging stop along the way, it says everything is fine. At a Supercharging stop, the Telsa says you are charged fully and can easily reach the next Supercharging station. But after you start driving to the next station, the charge level drops rapidly until you are stranded.
He didn’t leave his house with the Tesla saying he had a 5 mile range. He left the Supercharging station during a cross country trip with the Tesla saying it had a 260 mile range when that wasn’t true. He didn’t choose to leave with a low charge. The Telsa lied to him about its actual range.
Ok I see, tbh as I said no idea of all this system.
To add to this: above 50% charge, it has been proven that Tesla computers lie to you and purposefully overestimate your range.
The computers adjust to reflect closer to reality by the 50% mark. But above 50% Tesla computers are there to sell cars, not there to tell the truth or serve as a real estimate.