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Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Woland@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Tesla has consistently exaggerated the driving range of its electric vehicles, reportedly leading car owners to think something was broken when actual driving range was much lower than advertised. When these owners scheduled service appointments to fix the problem, Tesla canceled the appointments because there was no way to improve the actual distance Tesla cars could drive between charges, according to an investigation by Reuters.

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[–] voluble@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"Thousands of customers were told there is nothing wrong with their car" by advisers who had never run diagnostics, Reuters quoted a source as saying. Advisers offered tips to customers on how to increase their mileage by changing driving habits

Holy shit, can you imagine being told this by your vehicle manufacturer when requesting a service appointment?

[–] skooks@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

"you're holding it wrong"

[–] Voyajer@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, some people do have lead foot disease and could benefit from getting told to ease up on the throttle, but this is much more than that.