DOJ probing Tesla’s EV range after reports of exaggerated numbers
www.theverge.com
Tesla vehicles get much less real-world range than advertised.

DOJ probing Tesla’s EV range after reports of exaggerated numbers | Tesla has allegedly been canceling service appointments from customers who are discovering their vehicles are not getting as much…::Tesla disclosed that the Department of Justice is seeking information about the company’s vehicle range after reports alleged that the company was exaggerating its figures.

  • hddsx@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    As much as I like car and driver, that article is absolute dog shit. The edmunds article is interesting though.

    I bet your gripe isn’t with the EPA, but with SAE. I may be wrong, but if I recall correctly SAE uses EPA tests to define J1634 and allows manufacturers to either run an SCT or an MCT. EPA then adopts that into legislation. I believe EU/WLTP also uses J1634 but substitutes the EPA test cycles with the appropriate WLTC cycle (usually 3b for vehicles you would find in the US).

    • cosmic_slate@dmv.socialEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Thank you for explaining how this standard more-or-less came to be! I wasn’t aware that the SAE was involved in helping develop it.