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The EPA recommended system is pretty accurate and conservative, according to the article. Mercedes is supposed to use it and has more accurate estimates. Tesla
by HWR_14 3y ago
The EPA recommended system is pretty accurate and conservative, according to the article. Mercedes is supposed to use it and has more accurate estimates. Tesla is still using their own math from before the EPA had a plan.
Meanwhile, what difference does it make if most Tesla customers do X? Tesla now has enough customers that hurting 10% of them is a major impact.
- panick21_ 3y agoNo. EPA has 2 different processes and the car maker can choice what they want to use.
- HWR_14 3y agoEPA process 1: use standard formulas. This is what Mercedes does and is more conservative and seems more accurate. EPA process 2: Run tests and justify your numbers, essentially there to grandfather in range estimates from pre-2020