Automaker Tesla has been fined 2.85 billion won by South Korean regulators, or more than 51 million crowns. How come? It has allegedly exaggerated the range of its electric cars.
Tesla does not inform its customers that its electric cars have significantly shorter ranges in cold outside temperatures. For this, the South Korean competition authority KFTC fined the American automaker more than 51 million crowns. The portal of American television informs it CNBC.
According to the KFTC, the range of the American manufacturer’s electric cars drops by up to 50.5 percent in cold weather compared to the range advertised by Tesla on its official website.
According to the authority, from August 2019 until recently, Tesla exaggerated “the range of its cars on a single charge, their economy compared to gasoline vehicles, as well as the performance of the Supercharger”, i.e. the technology for the fast charging of electric cars machines.
Tesla has not yet responded to KFTC’s statement. On its website, it provides tips for winter driving, such as preparing vehicles for external power sources and using the updated Energy app to monitor energy usage, but makes no mention of loss of range in sub-zero temperatures. warn the agency Reuters.
As early as 2021, South Korean consumer group Citizens United for Consumer Sovereignty said that the range of most electric cars will decrease by up to 40% in cold temperatures, and according to them, it is Tesla that suffers the most.
Significant reduction in range when temperatures drop below freezing, but it’s not just a problem for Teslas. In extreme cases, freezing weather reduces the range of most electric cars by 30 to 50 percent or more. Among other things, the problem is the large consumption of electricity when heating the cabin.
Reuters cites, for example, a study by Canadian telematics provider Geotab, which evaluated 4,200 electric cars of all brands. He found that most models had a similar range drop in cold weather. At 15 degrees below zero, electric cars achieved on average only 54% of their original range.
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