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minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoThe lack of a Tesla in the mix despite it being the most common EV by a significant margin strikes me as bizarre.
minus-squaresebinspace@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·1 year agoProbably can’t give actual figures without Elon throwing a bitch fit
minus-squareDr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoIt also wouldn’t score well because it wouldn’t get close enough to its rated mileage, while the Niro EV beat its rated range by 38%.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe Niro figures were interesting and align with what I see in my RWD Model 3, despite the SUV shape.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoHe’s too busy running Twitter/X into the ground and having childish tantrums about Zuck at the moment.
minus-squareDr. Dabbles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoTesla’s range has been tested to death in optimal and real world drives.
minus-squareViper_NZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoBut not as a direct comparison in the same conditions as the others cars here. It would have been a useful and interesting data point. Even if you don’t care for Tesla, you can see how the other cars square up against them.
The lack of a Tesla in the mix despite it being the most common EV by a significant margin strikes me as bizarre.
Probably can’t give actual figures without Elon throwing a bitch fit
It also wouldn’t score well because it wouldn’t get close enough to its rated mileage, while the Niro EV beat its rated range by 38%.
The Niro figures were interesting and align with what I see in my RWD Model 3, despite the SUV shape.
He’s too busy running Twitter/X into the ground and having childish tantrums about Zuck at the moment.
Tesla’s range has been tested to death in optimal and real world drives.
But not as a direct comparison in the same conditions as the others cars here.
It would have been a useful and interesting data point. Even if you don’t care for Tesla, you can see how the other cars square up against them.