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Does it really?
by thrownthatway 5mo ago
Does it really?
- margalabargala 5mo agoNo, but we're comparing the EPA ranges here, which is the point of them.
- thrownthatway 5mo agoThe point of the EPA ranges are to be misleading. The car manufacturers are well aware of what their vehicles achieve in real world usage. It would be trivial for them to give and prospective buyer indicative ranges for any particular geographical area.
- margalabargala 5mo agoYou're missing the point. The actual number of the EPA range is imaginary, yes. But it's useful for comparisons. But if we're talking about comparisons between two vehicles, the vehicle with a 122kWh battery and a 280 EPA range will go less far and is much less efficient than the vehicle with a 84kWh batter and a 300 EPA range.
- thrownthatway 5mo ago[flagged]
- margalabargala 5mo agoThanks for the thoughtful, eloquent response.
- rootusrootus 5mo agoNot really, no, except in narrow circumstances.
- amarant 5mo agoI've done Stockholm - Oslo on a single charge in early winter, which is almost exactly that distance, so I'd say it does! Even kept me nice and toasty along the way!