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.

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    1 year ago

    hard pass on hybrids. Every hybrid I’ve known if has had super pricey transmission/clutch issues. I’ve had too much bad luck with them.

    I would go full EV or full gasoline/diesel before going hybrid

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      1 year ago

      I’d rather see the gas engine as nothing but a glorified generator and have everything run off of electric rather than try to smash together two different drivetrains into some sort of franken-car like they are now.

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      1 year ago

      Yup, it’s cramming two full systems and a not so simple transmission into one car. The great thing with EVs is the design simplicity.

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      I think hybrids have it the worst, twice as much mechanical systems where parts can fail.