David CarrollJul 27, 2023
Lies And The Lying Liars That Tell Them: Tesla now has a #dieselgate deception scandal as it is revealed how the company rigged its dashboards to exaggerate electric range while systematically deflecting all the customers who noticed. https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/
Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters.

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Show threadMarvin Sequera 👨🏼‍💻
@profcarroll oh my god, to be honest, I did not see this one coming not even from him
Jul 27, 2023 at 2:37pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadJake MillerJul 27, 2023
@marvinsequera @profcarroll I didn’t have knowledge of this, but when I was looking at EVs, online discussions seemed to suggest that Teslas didn’t get the listed mileage. By contrast, my Ioniq 5, I get the listed mileage in winter, and I’m 15% better in warmer weather. I am not at all shocked that they’re pushing the limits of what they can claim to make a sale, but I hadn’t thought they’d intentionally make inaccurate real-time range estimates.