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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by TheRealSteel on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:46PM (#36991598)
How can you say nobody cares about city range? That's all I care about.
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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by nsenifty on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:53PM (#36991712)
Because people don't tend to drive non-stop for hundreds of miles at cities (except perhaps taxis)? You also always have a charger nearby.
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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by xboxnolifes on Thursday August 03, 2023 @07:04PM (#36993297)
But the range is calculated based on the energy efficiency, and all drivers (should) care about that number, since that's the cost.
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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by patmorgan23 on Thursday August 03, 2023 @10:57PM (#36994971)
Range != Efficiency. Electric motors are all pretty efficient. It has more to do with how big a battery they were able to squeeze into the thing.

This is different from ICE vehicles where fuel efficiency is more variable and does affect range more.

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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by sdfignaionio on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:20PM (#36992119)
People don't generally drive 200 miles in the city in one stretch.
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