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News Tesla suppress driving range complaints exposé, Elon Musk EV car false ad

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a_dot_el
post Jul 28 2023, 11:35 AM

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Luckily this doesn't really impact Malaysia, unless our weather changes to ultra hot or ultra cold.
a_dot_el
post Jul 28 2023, 11:41 AM

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QUOTE(Boy96 @ Jul 28 2023, 11:39 AM)
Will have complaints as well later because Malaysians already used to driving their myvi vios city alphard at 160-200 on the highway

They will surprised pikachu on how fast the battery will drain at speed anything above 110 speed limit
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Hahaha you are right. Malaysian mentality won't change.
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post Jul 28 2023, 02:15 PM

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QUOTE(killdavid @ Jul 28 2023, 01:03 PM)
In a country where road accidents are so common, I hope these EV batteries don't turn into a ball of flame

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There's literally thousand of petrol car burns when crash into poles, including Paul Walker in Porsche. Nothing specially noteworthy here.
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post Jul 28 2023, 02:20 PM

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QUOTE(kiasunkiasi @ Jul 28 2023, 02:01 PM)
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Sensational headlines that doesn't reflects the actual situation. Then some idiots ran with it.

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Reuters said it "could not determine whether Tesla still uses algorithms that boost in-dash range estimates,"


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Tesla Model 3 driver Alexandre Ponsin "was sometimes getting less than half" of his 2021 vehicle's advertised range of 353 miles, particularly in cold weather, leading him to believe the car had a serious defect, according to Reuters.


Most probably the false range is due to driving and weather conditions.

However, to be fair, Tesla's method of handling these complaint should be questioned too.

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He booked a service appointment a few months ago but later "received two text messages, telling him that 'remote diagnostics' had determined his battery was fine, and then: 'We would like to cancel your visit.'"


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Managers allegedly told employees in late 2022 "to stop running remote diagnostic tests on the vehicles of owners who had reported range problems," speeding up the process of canceling cases. "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.



 

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