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itsoktocry
1053 days ago
Lots of people here missing a part of the issue: Tesla receives carbon credits based on the range of the vehicle. If that range was exaggerated, they defrauded the government.
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s1artibartfast
1053 days ago
Are carbon credits based on the EPA certified range or Real World Range accounting for aggressive driving? I'm skeptical that it would be the second
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machdiamonds
1053 days ago
Lots of people are missing that Tesla doesn't do EPA tests, the EPA does.
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sschueller
1052 days ago
But why is the Tesla EPA range so high when all other EVs have such conservative EPA ranges?
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TheAlchemist
1053 days ago
That's interesting ! Could you elaborate please ? Or give some links relevant to how the carbon credits are calculated.
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