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Some electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23%, Australian motoring group finds

australia newsAugust 6, 20251 min readAttributed summary
Some electric cars fall short of claimed range by up to 23%, Australian motoring group finds
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The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart in bid to give consumers more accurate information

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A government-funded program to test the true performance of vehicles has found the driving range of five popular electric cars is between 5% and 23% lower than results from laboratory testing.

The Australian Automobile Association tested vehicles from Tesla, BYD, Kia and Smart – the first EVs to be put through its four-year, federally funded Real World Testing Program to give consumers more accurate information on vehicle performance.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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