[HN Gopher] Tesla Owners Get Only 64% of EPA Range After Just Th...
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       Tesla Owners Get Only 64% of EPA Range After Just Three Years:
       Study
        
       Author : peutetre
       Score  : 19 points
       Date   : 2024-05-25 22:16 UTC (44 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (insideevs.com)
        
       | Shekelphile wrote:
       | A new tesla won't even get it's EPA range on first drive. It's a
       | well known marketing fraud tesla does that other brands haven't
       | yet begun to participate in.
        
         | thechao wrote:
         | My Y was advertised at ~280 miles (the iron battery), which is
         | precisely what I'd get F-E. I generally drive only the middle
         | 60%: about 160-170 miles. This aligns with the experience of
         | the 20 or so people I quizzed at work, before purchasing. Mind
         | you, these were all S/X/Y & roadsters -- no idea about the 3d.
        
       | tahoeskibum wrote:
       | My own experience was different: I was getting 89% of EPA range
       | after 175K miles. I wonder if they are doing an apples to apples
       | comparison: comparing EPA miles with EPA miles or are they
       | talking about real miles? Actual mileage varies a lot depending
       | upon driving conditions e.g., doing 75 mph with AC at full blast
       | will dramatically reduce mileage. I think that the real issue is
       | the EPA methodology. My wife has a Hyundai Kona EV, it has the
       | same issue that real life mileage is worse than EPA mileage.
        
       | Tagbert wrote:
       | 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.
        
       | Towaway69 wrote:
       | [delayed]
        
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