Slant Eyed Polack
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Link: Electric cars have up to a third less range than advertised in real-life conditions, investigation finds
The official figures provided by car manufacturers for how many miles an EV can drive on full charge are based on a standardised test done only in warm conditions...
...The magazine mimicked how motorists really use their cars by parking twelve vehicles outside in the cold overnight. The team then drove the cars around a 60-mile test track in Bedfordshire until their batteries died.
...On average, the range of the electric cars was 29.9 per cent less than advertised, with the £57,000 Lexus UX 300e Takumi recording the biggest shortfall – 100 miles less than its official 273-mile figure...
In other breaking news: political promises should not be taken seriously, he won't call the next time he's in town, and she only loves you for your money, Mr. Murdoch.
If someone made a full-sized pickup that could haul 10 sheets of plywood, have a 400 mile range, include the gear I need to charge it at home, and price it around 20k, I'd buy one right now. Until then, trading in my reliable wheels for duracell virtue signaling = stupid on steroids.
- The battery life of the cars tested was on average 29.9% less than advertised
The official figures provided by car manufacturers for how many miles an EV can drive on full charge are based on a standardised test done only in warm conditions...
...The magazine mimicked how motorists really use their cars by parking twelve vehicles outside in the cold overnight. The team then drove the cars around a 60-mile test track in Bedfordshire until their batteries died.
...On average, the range of the electric cars was 29.9 per cent less than advertised, with the £57,000 Lexus UX 300e Takumi recording the biggest shortfall – 100 miles less than its official 273-mile figure...
In other breaking news: political promises should not be taken seriously, he won't call the next time he's in town, and she only loves you for your money, Mr. Murdoch.
If someone made a full-sized pickup that could haul 10 sheets of plywood, have a 400 mile range, include the gear I need to charge it at home, and price it around 20k, I'd buy one right now. Until then, trading in my reliable wheels for duracell virtue signaling = stupid on steroids.
