threelonmusketeers to Tesla@lemmy.zipEnglish · 3 months agoTesla Model 3 Performance Beats EPA Estimated Range in Edmunds Real-World Testdriveteslacanada.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down14
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minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoBut this is comparing real world test to the numbers. How close are they for other cars?
minus-squaregeekwithsoul@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months ago “How accurate is that EPA-estimated driving range for my EV? Consumer Reports found about half of EVs fall short of their EPA-estimated driving ranges. while some EVs outperformed” https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/electric-vehicles-consumer-reports-driving-range-study/ Looks like some underperform by 50 miles and some over perform by 70 miles. So not really newsworthy when a Tesla beats the estimated range by 1%.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIn that case, yes, it does seem that way. Sometimes those treat cycle numbers are consistently off and/or even completely fake.
But this is comparing real world test to the numbers. How close are they for other cars?
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/electric-vehicles-consumer-reports-driving-range-study/
Looks like some underperform by 50 miles and some over perform by 70 miles. So not really newsworthy when a Tesla beats the estimated range by 1%.
In that case, yes, it does seem that way. Sometimes those treat cycle numbers are consistently off and/or even completely fake.