Comments by "TeeKay" (@teekay_1) on "EV owner warms up BATTERY with TOASTER - with inevitable results | MGUY Australia" video.

  1. Just got the latest consumer reports on reliability of cars, and it turns out that Tesla is only mid-pack (and slightly below average) not just for EVs but cars in general. The most reliable cars are what you'd expect: 1. Lexus at 79 2. Toyota (including their hybrids) at 76 3. Mini (!) at 71 4. Honda at 70 5. Subaru at 69 6. Mazda at 67 [...] 13. Infiniti at 47 14. Tesla at 43 15. Ram (pickup) at 15 CR notes that EVs tend to have 79% more problems than traditional, gas powered cars. They also tested real-world range of EVs: Of the 22 EVs we have tested so far, nearly half fell short of their EPA-estimated ranges when driven at highway speeds. We found the biggest difference in range with the Ford F-150 Lightning pickup truck: Its battery ran out after just 270 miles—*a 50-mile difference from the EPA estimate*. A few luxury sedans also fell short: The Lucid Air missed its advertised 384-mile range by 40 miles. Our Tesla Model S has an EPA range of 405 miles, but we found it was good for only 366 miles of highway driving.
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