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.

  • Snapz@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “Exaggerated” = knowingly lied to containers and regulators with full intent to deceive them to enable more profit.

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      1 year ago

      Right, are there not significant penalties for this? What if Honda said their new gas powered civic got 90mpg, is that fine as long as the CEO has enough charisma?

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        1 year ago

        Exactly, isn’t that, like, the equivalent of Volkswagen lying about the emissions of their cars?

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      If you are surprised you’re not paying attention.

      (Not you, Snapz, just “you” like anyone)

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        1. They didn’t say they where surprised
        2. Some people will be surprised, why dunk on them?
        3. This is good news, and it spreads the awareness of corporate greed & fraud of a grossly overvalued company to a broader audience

        Comments like your’s aren’t adding anything, they are a quality detractor in threads, why make them?