WolandJul 28, 2023

Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken

https://lemm.ee/post/2213842

Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken - lemm.ee

Tesla has consistently exaggerated the driving range of its electric vehicles, reportedly leading car owners to think something was broken when actual driving range was much lower than advertised. When these owners scheduled service appointments to fix the problem, Tesla canceled the appointments because there was no way to improve the actual distance Tesla cars could drive between charges, according to an investigation by Reuters.

Show threadPokethatJul 28, 2023

And this is why I think plug in hybrids are the way to go for most new car buyers for the next few years. Unfortunately greenies think im a plague doctor peddling useless herbs and the diesel heads are convinced that I invented a way to replace testicles with soybeans.

A PHEV uses 5x less critical material than a compatible BEV, and people with one of these can be in ev mode 80% of the time or at least run the gas engine but get way higher carbon efficiency than ICE alone.

Unfortunately the new IRA bill nuked federal rebate for most of them and dealers are still charging an arm, leg, kidney, and firstborn in dealer markups

Show threadPikaJul 28, 2023
hard pass on hybrids. Every hybrid I’ve known if has had super pricey trandmission/clutch issues. I’ve had too much bad luck with them.
Show threadSoleInvictus
Interesting! It’s purely anecdotal, but I’m heading to 200k miles on my 2016 Prius and it has yet to need anything beyond maintenance.
Jul 28, 2023 at 10:22pmWeb
Show threadsupercheesecakeJul 29, 2023
Same. 2014 (I think) Prius and has been awesome. No issues, just regular serving.
Show threadthe post of tom joadJul 29, 2023
I’ve heard the batteries need replacing around the time you have had the car. Is this not the case?
Show threadSoleInvictusJul 29, 2023
It’s pretty dependent on driving conditions. If you do a lot of stop/start driving, they’ll die sooner. 75% of my miles are freeway driving since I have a bitch of a commute, so my battery is still okay. I’ll probably need to replace it in it next 40-50k miles