Re:The Electric-Vehicle Cheating Scandal
by elihu on Sunday January 28, 2024 @03:01AM
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Maybe it's a loophole to allow companies to sell fewer "compliance car" EVs to meet regulatory total-fleet fuel efficiency targets?
For instance, maybe Ford has to sell the equivalent of one Mach-e for every ten gas-powered F-150s, but if the efficiency numbers were accounted for more accurately they'd have to sell six Mach-e's for every ten F-150s.
Or, alternatively, it's a way to get credit from the government for making efficient vehicles, when the vehicle in question is an F-150 Lightning. Perhaps it's a fine truck for what it's worth, but it's the exact opposite of an efficient vehicle unless you're using it for a use case where only a large truck will do.
For instance, maybe Ford has to sell the equivalent of one Mach-e for every ten gas-powered F-150s, but if the efficiency numbers were accounted for more accurately they'd have to sell six Mach-e's for every ten F-150s.
Or, alternatively, it's a way to get credit from the government for making efficient vehicles, when the vehicle in question is an F-150 Lightning. Perhaps it's a fine truck for what it's worth, but it's the exact opposite of an efficient vehicle unless you're using it for a use case where only a large truck will do.