Tesla EVs are apparently overestimating range when fully charged — on purpose | Reuters reports the automaker has a team dedicated to deterring customers from making service appointments to ‘fix’ cars that can’t hit the range estimates shown on their dashboard
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A source tells Reuters that Tesla’s range estimate algorithm is overly optimistic when the cars are fully charged, before switching to more realistic projections once the battery is about half depleted.