Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin... by jnsaff2 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @10:23AM (#36894041)

I have a mental model which goes something like this:

When 80% of your energy goes to waste than all the incidentals like AC and especially heating just does not surface as a contributing factor.

When however 80-90% of energy goes to driving, then speed and all the accessories start having a real impact.

It also shows how energy dense gasoline/diesel are that a 50kg tank will outperform 400kg batteries even with the 4-5x efficiency difference.

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Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin... by vel0city on Thursday July 27, 2023 @11:07AM (#36894745)

Heating an ICE car is essentially free, it's throwing off so much heat all the time.

Running the AC a lot in an ICE car can definitely impact efficiency. I get like a 17% difference in mileage if I don't have to run my AC.

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