PhillyCodeHound@lemmy.world to [Dormant] Electric Vehicles@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were brokenarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1102arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtech@kbin.social
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minus-squareBombOmOm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down4·1 year agoYeah, the EPA estimate for Tesla have somehow managed to be well, well out of wack with real-world numbers. The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.
minus-squaremothringer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year ago The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently. I know Ford was conservative enough that I can come close to the official rating on my Mach-E despite not driving at all efficiently.
minus-squareMrMonkey@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoHow do you like the Mach-E? I’ve been looking at some.
minus-squareAsturie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI bought a GT 3 weeks ago and it’s been awesome.
minus-squareatmur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSame with Chevy. My Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles but when the weather isn’t terrible I usually get around 290.
Yeah, the EPA estimate for Tesla have somehow managed to be well, well out of wack with real-world numbers. The other manufacturers the range is actually achievable if you drive efficiently.
I know Ford was conservative enough that I can come close to the official rating on my Mach-E despite not driving at all efficiently.
How do you like the Mach-E? I’ve been looking at some.
I bought a GT 3 weeks ago and it’s been awesome.
Same with Chevy. My Bolt EV has a range of 259 miles but when the weather isn’t terrible I usually get around 290.