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I have found Volkswagen’s range estimator and I think it’s trustworthy: https://www.volkswagen.co.uk/en/electric-and-hybrid/charging... I think, the range from here could be estimated for similar Tesla models too.

The fact is that WLTP is useless. I can do 2/3 WLTP range in summer and 1/3 WLTP range in winter on highway with long range Model Y. That’s bad joke. Luckily I drive long distances extremely seldom. Crawling at 60 mph all the time is not an option for me.




> Use our useful tool to get an estimated range based on factors such as your driving style, battery size and Volkswagen electric vehicle model.

That’s such a VW sentence.


Seems I angered some VW PR people


Sounds like the text was written by my German native speaker colleague and then translated to English. But the tool is fine. The range drops dramatically in winter on the autobahn. -1% or more per minute of driving. Not thinkable with petrol car.


> Sounds like the text was written by my German native speaker colleague and then translated to English.

That's what I was hinting at, being a German native speaker myself. :)




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