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That is a misleading article title. The vehicles tested originally got about 70% of their EPA estimated range in highway driving. After 3 years that was down t
by Tagbert 2y ago
That is a misleading article title.
The vehicles tested originally got about 70% of their EPA estimated range in highway driving. After 3 years that was down to 64%. Since they clearly were never at 100%, the actual drop in range was much smaller than the 64% would suggest.
Saying that they lost 8% over 3 years doesn’t sound as dramatic as saying that they only had 64% remaining.
Gotta get those click.
- searealist 2y agoAnd Tesla's warranty allows a 30% reduction over 8 years or 100,000 miles. This is actually a good result.
- MOARDONGZPLZ 2y agoIt is not a good result simply because Tesla’s warranty allows this…
- garyfirestorm 2y agoWhy is it ok to report 100% range capability but deliver only 70/64%
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- Someone 2y agoMore drag I see as a valid reason, but less regenerative breaking? There would be less breaking, period, and I don’t see why breaking on highways couldn’t typically be regenerative. Can you explain?
- searealist 2y agoIt's 1.4x better than what they advertise. Take that how you will.
- MOARDONGZPLZ 2y agoExactly this. The biggest takeaway to me is that Tesla never delivered on their range estimates. I would not be happy if I only ever got 70% of what was promised.
- schmidtleonard 2y agoIf you drive 100% highway, you will not get EPA miles. Not from Tesla, not from anyone else. https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fuel-economy-and-ev-range-testing https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/fuel-economy-and-ev-range-... > The adjusted city and highway range values are weighted together by 55% and 45%, respectively
- peutetre 2y ago> If you drive 100% highway, you will not get EPA miles. Not from Tesla, not from anyone else In InsideEV's 70 mph highway range test cars from Ford, Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, and Cadillac outperformed their EPA range: https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/ https://insideevs.com/reviews/443791/ev-range-test-results/
- enslavedrobot 2y agoIf an electric car can travel 70mph and beat it's EPA range then the manufacturer did a terrible job of designing the car. Wind resistance should be the major determining factor with an EV. Low speed regenerative breaking is such an efficient process that if your car gets bad mileage in "stop and go" traffic it's probably designed by a committee of fools.
- peutetre 2y ago> If an electric car can travel 70mph and beat it's EPA range then the manufacturer did a terrible job of designing the car. Or they did a good job of quoting conservative figures to avoid misleading customers with overly optimistic numbers.
- thegrim33 2y agoThe title states that Teslas have 64% of rated EPA range after 3 years. The data in the article shows that after 3 years, Teslas were measured as having 64% of their rated EPA range. The title is 100% accurate. You're just being insanely pedantic to dismiss the data in a, quite frankly, completely ridiculous way. Whatever rating they achieved when they were initially delivered makes no difference. They were officially rated at a certain amount. After 3 years they make 64% of their rated amount. This is what the title says.
- xboxnolifes 2y agoA title can be accurate and misleading.
- Moomoomoo309 2y agoNew study proves 100% of people who consume Oxidane (water) die within one week of consuming it. A title which is accurate, but very misleading. 100% of people drink water, and not drinking water (or something with water in it) for more than a week or so will kill you. How I've phrased it implies the water kills you, when it's exactly the opposite.