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Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin... by machdiamonds on Thursday July 27, 2023 @05:36PM (#36900479)
It's very easy to see how favorably or unfavorably Tesla's claimed range compares to competitors based on independent tests of multiple EVs in the same conditions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LWL90paufE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynCaTDR4rDQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFB6hsYXDiA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvwOa7TCd1E

Spoiler alert: Tesla models fare about as well, if not better, than their EV cousins, hitting around 80% of the stated range in the wild.

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Re:Tesla created secret team to suppress thousands of drivin... by strix_varius on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:28PM (#36900980)
> Spoiler alert: Tesla models fare about as well, if not better, than their EV cousins, hitting around 80% of the stated range in the wild.

This is not true according to the very article we're discussing here, which across many analysis learned that three Tesla vehicles were the least-accurate (most-optimistic or most-deceptive, depending on your point of view).

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