Tesla lowers Model Y, S, and X range estimations following exaggeration complaints | Several popular models are now showing lower range estimates in the US. The move comes after the DOJ opened a pr…::Tesla has updated the range estimates across several Model Y, S, and X vehicles in the US, reducing the figure on certain trims by up to six percent.

  • ExLisper@linux.community
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    10 months ago

    My car just tracks the energy use over the last X kilometers and adapts the range accordingly. Of course it doesn’t know if the next X kilometers will be all uphill or downhill so it’s till just an estimate but it’s definitely not exaggerating in a problematic way.

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      10 months ago

      …the article is referring to range claims on the website/adverts not in car/on the dashboard.

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      10 months ago

      Mine too. I more mean that what is put on the sticker for sales. That should be an accurate average range for normal use.

      Yes we can haggle over “normal use” but the bottom line is that the ranges advertised should be better representative of reality.

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      10 months ago

      Not the car, the company. Tesla records every mile driven by every model of tesla car. They can give the actual true average range as the general estimate per model. Instead, they intentionally overestimated the range and now are begrudgingly adjusting it because the DOJ opened a probe to investigate them for fraud.