> The company analyzed the real-world winter driving range of thousands of electric vehicles and found the Tesla Model Y retained most of its EPA-rated range in

> The company analyzed the real-world winter driving range of thousands of electric vehicles and found the Tesla Model Y retained most of its EPA-rated range in winter. This Axios article is from March, 2022 and has incorrect data. In particular it's wrong about the Tesla results. The Axios chart claims the Model Y achieves 97% of its EPA range in 70°F and 98% of its EPA range in 20-30°F. They're claiming the Model Y does better in cold weather. Here is updated data from Recurrent as of December 2022: https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/winter-ev-range-loss https://www.recurrentauto.com/research/winter-ev-range-loss What's new in the updated data is that Recurrent has included verified real world winter range tests. Previously they were relying on dashboard data and Teslas don't give you good information. Recurrent says, "As evidenced below, it appears in the Model 3 dashboard data that there is almost no change in available range in cold or hot conditions." But now, "New to 2022, we have added observed, real-world range fluctuations to our Tesla data. The dotted line below shows the range as observed from on-board devices and energy usage. This shows a more expected decrease in winter range, although Tesla's thermal management is still great at controlling cold weather range loss." What Recurrent now says for the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD is: > Observed Range at 20-30F: 49% of Original EPA Range > Observed Range at 70F: 64% of Original EPA Range So even at 70°F the Model Y only attains 64% of its rated EPA range in their data. Tesla inflates their EPA numbers. You always need to do real world testing.