Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range, class action says

Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by lsaferite on Thursday August 03, 2023 @04:50PM (#36991676)

I know we are talking about EVs here, but my ICE has an estimated range display and _it_ isn't super accurate _and_ it doesn't take potential weather (or other factors like elevation) into account either. Why would you expect it to factor in _potential_ weather when giving a range estimate?

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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by maxerickson on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:03PM (#36991861)

It's not the potential weather, the one mode for the range estimator apparently isn't taking the current ambient conditions into account. So it's not factoring in the likely load from the heat or AC when it's cold or hot and they need to run to keep the vehicle comfortable.

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Re:Tesla committed fraud by “grossly” exaggerating EV range,... by sdfignaionio on Thursday August 03, 2023 @05:15PM (#36992057)

Allegedly,

1. Other companies have more accurate estimates than Tesla.

2. Tesla uses a different and more accurate algorithm when charge is low.

3. Tesla's estimates used to be more accurate.

It doesn't make sense to argue the problem is intractable when it has supposedly been solved by many companies, including Tesla itself.

>Why would you expect it to factor in _potential_ weather when giving a range estimate?

I wouldn't expect that. The cars have thermometers.

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