Tesla Reduced Ranges of Its Models in the USA

Continuing its activities with the Model Y vehicle in Turkey Tesla, quietly changed the technical specifications of its models in the USA. Changes made on the company’s official website with their estimated range It was relevant.

The change was first noticed by Electrek. Accordingly, the automobile manufacturer under the management of Elon Musk announced that Model Y vehicles reduced their range.

The ranges of the Longe Range and Performance versions were reduced by around 6%, and changes were also observed in other Tesla models.

For example, the range of the Model Y Long Range version is 330 miles (around 531 km) to 310 miles (498 km) was dropped. In the performance version 303 miles (487 km) to 285 miles (458 km) downloaded. There was no change in the Rear Drive version, which is the cheapest version. Long Range and Performance downgrades 6% It happened around. Apart from these, the company has also added two new color options to its website.

On the other hand, information from The Verge shows that not only Model Y, other vehicles are also affected by this revealed. Accordingly, the company Model S and Model It also made minor changes in its ranges.

Although there is no official explanation as to why the ranges were reduced, there are some guesses.

Firstly Only cars in the US are affected let’s point out. There is no such change in other markets, including Türkiye. The company did not make an explanation as to why it made changes to the estimated ranges.

However, according to Drive Tesla, there may be several reasons for this. The first of these is that it increases energy consumption. comfort and functionality improvements. The second is the tests of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which is responsible for the efficiency and range of vehicles in the USA. Accordingly, the implementation of the renewed test requirements will cause a slight decrease in the range. to decrease may have caused it. Of course these are all claims and it is unclear whether it is real or not.

It should also be noted that Tesla has been under criticism for its ranges for a long time. EPA, Musk says he “exaggerates” range in his vehicles he was saying. For this reason, the company has been on the agenda for years with the claim that the ranges are higher than normal. In October, US officials even launched an investigation on this issue. We don’t know if today’s range changes are related to this.