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Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test (nypost.com)

submitted 10 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test::A YouTuber took Tesla’s Cybertruck on a ride to see if it can actually hit its advertised 320-mile range, only to find out that its could only reach 79% of the target. When YouTuber Kyle Conn…

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[–] statue_smudge@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There’s more air resistance at higher speeds.

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't explain why ICE vehicles are much better efficiency-wise than EV ones at higher speeds, just why EVs don't do so well. Another post responding to me addresses it well.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Do you mean that ICE is more efficient than EV at higher speeds, or that ICE scales better than EV?

[–] ABCDE@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

ICE vehicles have better MPG at higher speeds, EVs at lower speeds.

[–] privatizetwiddle@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 10 months ago

Neither. ICE reaches its best efficiency at higher speeds than EV does, but it is still less efficient than EV at all speeds.