Electric vehicle manufacturers have exaggerating the driving range of their vehicles by more than twice as much as advertised in some cases, according to a study by SAE International.
On average, electric vehicles (EV) fall short of their advertised range by 12.5%, according to a study by SAE International. The study included 21 different brands, and revealed that EV manufacturers as a whole inflate the range of their vehicles far beyond their actual capabilities.
Tesla seems to be inflating the numbers far more than other brands. SAE International revealed that the range displayed on Tesla vehicle’s dashboard is 26% lower than the car’s ability.
This led to a slew of service requests by Tesla customers. The employees denied these requests because, in reality, the batteries did not need to be fixed; they were just operating at a level far below advertised. Tesla employees were informed that they save the company 1000 dollars every time they turn down a service request.
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The exaggerated range can be attributed to the testing procedures prescribed by the EPA. Although most manufacturers follow these guidelines, Tesla uses additional testing that may boost the car’s purported range.
“I’m not suggesting they’re cheating. What they’re doing, at least minimally, is leveraging the current procedures more than the other manufacturers,” said Gregory Pannone, an expert on EV’s.
This is not Tesla’s first time being accused of such transgressions. South Korean regulators fined Tesla $2.1 million for exaggerating the performance of their vehicles in 2019. The fine came after it was discovered that Tesla cars drove half of their advertised distance when used in cold weather, according to Reuters.
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My chevy volt hybrid brand new was reported to have a 40 mile range. 11 years later it still holds a 32-35 mile range per charge which for my use suffices. Won’t consider a pure EV, but prefer a hybrid for out of range use. Last 600 or so miles it has used about 4.5 gallons of fuel, but 2 of those gallons was a maintenance event to burn stale fuel.
I thought the Government assign the EPA rating?
These are niche vehicles, at best. What is the range when it’s 100F, plus a max payload?
Only issue with the article is the study link is not here?
Edmunds 3rd party tests found that Rivian, Porsche, VW, and Audi all actually surpassed their EPA estimates and their marketed ranges in real world usage, this seems to be Elon lieing and baiting others. South Korea has formally request Elon to apologize and has fined Tesla. We need to start finding EV makers if they lie about range like we do when ICE makers lie about emissions.
That same Edmunds test does corroborate the article and found only one Tesla model actually provided the marketed range.
No, they’re not cheating, they’re lying.
Just like they lie about the MPG on ICE vehicles.
If you have to lie to sell it, it’s fraud.
Herded sheep should never bleat too much.
Who knew?
Anybody that did a little research.
BTW….. EPA mileage estimates on most ICE cars makes have been inflated for 40 years.
Like, Duh! Battery technology is very limited even in gasoline cars where the average life is about five years and more limited in cold weather regions. Basically, EVs are beefed up electric golf carts.
Batteries get less performance when cold? Who would have ever thought that? Manufacturers inflate their mileage estimates? Who would have ever thought that?
You are being played people.
I suppose soon enough, there won’t be any place to charge your car so it’s all moot.
I don’t care. I will never own one.