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Yeah, this won’t be a surprise to anyone who drives one regularly — the EPA rated range is a damn lie. I switched the car to percentage the day I got it, and rely on navigation to know if I can make it somewhere.
I would love to see them forced to be more honest and update it to be actually useful though. Most other EVs understate their range to help keep you from getting stranded.
What blows my mind is the energy estimate buried in the menus shows a reasonably accurate expected range based on driving behavior and conditions, and instead of using that value at the top level we get some basic kW-> miles conversion that means jack shit.
My first EV, a Chevy Bolt, had this nailed. It gave you an estimated range, and a min and max range if you drive carefully or recklessly. It was great! Tesla could absolutely do better here, but just doesn't want to show bad numbers.