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Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test::A YouTuber took Tesla’s Cybertruck on a ride to see if it can actually hit its advertised 320-mile range, only to find out that its could only reach 79% of the target. When YouTuber Kyle Conn…

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[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I saw those after I posted, and I’m a bit surprised. I always thought the reason EVs lose range on highways was closely related to the reason they don’t have gears. I guess I’ll have to revisit it.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Idk if you have an EV, but I imagine the EV owner reading this thread and thinking to themselves 'Holly-molly, my car can even do that?'.

[–] QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I mean, regenerative breaking isn’t that crazy. An electric motor and generator are literally the same machine, after all.

You can test it out yourself if you have a hobby motor lying around. When you short the two terminals of the motor, it becomes more difficult to rotate the axle by hand.