Comment on Some Tesla engineers secretly started designing a Cybertruck alternative because they 'hated' it

• nxdefiant@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I have a model Y LR w/ 330 mi of range, and I have actually gotten that range before in ideal conditions, but yeah, it’s unlikely at best.

  I’m in no rush, I can wait to see what Chevy and Tesla do before deciding. Maybe Rivian comes out with a 500mi R1S and I’ll just deal with a trailer.

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  • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    www.reuters.com/…/tesla-batteries-range/

    It’s not just an ideal conditions thing, Tesla is further away from their EPA estimates than every competitor. It’s borderline fraudulent and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it at least land in court.

    I would buy any number of things from anyone else because of how big a liar Elon is, and how much he seems to get involved in fucking things up.

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    • nxdefiant@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I mean, ok, I get that, but it’s never been an issue for me personally. I’ve never had a vehicle that hit it’s EPA estimate when I drive 85+ with the AC at full blast when it’s 105+

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      • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Ah gotcha, well… You might still need even more from Tesla then, because they exaggerate more than their competitors.

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