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by 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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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
Lots of people are missing that Tesla doesn't do EPA tests, the EPA does.
But why is the Tesla EPA range so high when all other EVs have such conservative EPA ranges?
That's interesting ! Could you elaborate please ? Or give some links relevant to how the carbon credits are calculated.