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You don't get real mileage out of the declared Tesla ones either.
by epolanski 8mo ago
You don't get real mileage out of the declared Tesla ones either.
- jigneshdarji91 8mo agoYep, I get 240 mile range on my 330 mile range Model Y.
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- bryanlarsen 8mo agoHow fast are you driving to get that kind of drop? That's a lot worse than what I experience. I find I get the EPA range driving 55 in the summer.
- xeromal 8mo agoIf you live anywhere will hills, wind, or cold weather you'll experience this
- bryanlarsen 8mo agoI don't get a 40% drop in range even when it's -20 out. I lose about 25 miles range off the top iff the car was cold soaked before I leave, and then I lose about 20% range steady state.
- SilverElfin 8mo agoPretty normal for most EVs to vastly overstate range. Rivian is the exception in my experience. But yes they’re very sensitive to terrain and temperature even if they aren’t exaggerating range.
- John23832 8mo agoWhy do apologists always resort to “are you holding it wrong”? This person is using their ev as a car, the same way they would use any other car in their possention. Evs are presented as ice car replacements but when their lack of ability as ice car replacements is pointed out the response is “well maybe you shouldn’t do that. WELL MAYBE THEYRE NOT ICE REPLACEMENTS /rant
- bryanlarsen 8mo agoAsking how fast they're going is a reasonable question. If they're driving over 75mph, a 40% range drop is not surprising. An ICE car comes nowhere near it's EPA rated mpg ratings at over 75mph either.
- culopatin 8mo ago“That kind of drop” makes it sound like they’re doing something wrong. The EPA test is done at 55, so it makes sense that you get the same number under the same conditions of the test. And since energy usage is exponential vs speed, anything faster will show fast. If they live in hilly and curvy, add that to the math and you’ll find that it’s more likely that you’re the odd ball and will be asked “how slow are you driving to get that kind of mileage” instead. Don’t know where you live but it’s rare for traffic to move at 55 in many places. Either in city 25-45 or 65+ highway. It is totally legal and fine to drive the EPA 55mph in places where traffic normally moves at 70, but must also recognize that when semis have to go around those vehicles, they cause ripples through traffic every time and increase risk of collisions for everyone.
- schiffern 8mo ago>And since energy usage is exponential vs speed Doesn't energy usage vs speed scale as O(n^2), not O(e^n)?
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- emmelaich 8mo agoAAA rates Tesla Y better than most. https://www.aaa.asn.au/2025/12/new-test-results-to-help-ev-buyers/ https://www.aaa.asn.au/2025/12/new-test-results-to-help-ev-b... AAA is the Australian Automobile Association
- hermanzegerman 8mo agoWell and according to ADAC (German Motorists Association), Tesla isn't even in the Top10 https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/elektromobilitaet/elektroauto/stromverbrauch-elektroautos-adac-test/ https://www.adac.de/rund-ums-fahrzeug/elektromobilitaet/elek...
- moepstar 8mo agoSure, they're so far up in Germans automakers asses, they don't know it any other way. One of the reasons i quit my 20 year+ membership with them. I mean - have some bias? Fine with me, i can read between the lines. Come up with ridiculous crap and reasons to favour domestic brands? There is a line, at least for me and many others that do know when they're intentionally ignoring, downrating, downplaying etc. etc. etc. Another example? German IT magazine "c't" by heise recently featured a test (4/2026, page 16ff.), in cooperation with ADAC, about subscriptions in electric vehicles - actually one thing where Tesla shines (it's a flat 10€ per month, other countries get a 99$ a year deal) - others don't even bother listing prices until you order, for example. With no single word that test mentioned Tesla (yet, priding themselves having queried 16 brands for information) - only in the final table overview, there indeed is one column for them. The bias is showing, it's ridiculous and they can, as far as i'm concerned, go the way of the dodo.
- walletdrainer 8mo agoAre you saying that the numbers published in that article are fake? If they aren’t fake, it’s pretty obvious why Tesla doesn’t get much of a mention.
- hermanzegerman 8mo agoSorry you just make some accusations based on vibes. There are also Corean Cars in the Top 10, which makes sense as the Australian Article also rates them quite good. Do you have any real criticism on their standardized range test?
- Aurornis 8mo agoThe Tesla would have higher CLTC rated mileage too. My point is that you can’t compare ratings done to different standards. Chinese CLTC exaggerates real world range a lot more than any other major measure.