Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

Tesla Cybertruck Owners Who Drove 10,000 Miles Say Range Is 164 To 206 Miles::Also, the charging speeds are below par, but on the flip side, the sound system is awesome and the car is “a dream to drive.”

  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    Didn’t they just get obligated to report a lower range for many models because they were reporting unrealistic figures?

    • farcaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      They probably did. However it doesn’t make these articles less annoying. Someone posting on a forum isn’t a newsworthy testing result. Did everyone suddenly forget “Your Mileage May Vary” was always true even for ICE cars?

    • rsuri@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      My understanding of this article is that Tesla’s range estimates were based on assuming they were being driven in it’s range-maximizing, low-performance “chill mode”, while the new EPA rules require reporting the range in the car’s default mode.

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        5·
        10 months ago

        Elon “last second autopilot disengage” Musk gonna make chill mode the default then throw up a “would you like to use normal mode for better performance?” screen that autoaccepts in three seconds