Lies about Electric Vehicles

The two big issues are the time required to charge the vehicle, and the vehicle's range once it is charged. You are believing the marketing hype. Never believe the marketing hype.

First we have the question of how long does it take to charge an EV? From The Times in London, we get the following: Most bestselling EVs barely ever reach peak charging speed

A test of ten electric cars, including Porsche Taycan and Tesla Model Y, reveals the majority charge slower than advertised, causing waits at charging stations

The stated charging times are carefully worded to consider optimum conditions. Something that rarely happens in the real world.

Each car was charged from a similar starting level — about 10 to 15 per cent battery — in ambient temperatures of 13 to 14C and with no battery “preconditioning”, which involves warming or cooling the battery before charging to bring it to its optimal operating temperature.

Tesla claimed all of the problems stem from the lack of preconditioning.

The archive of the link above is at this link. The Times tends to be behind a pay wall, so this may be required.

Next up we have the question of range. EV real-world range testing finds popular models falling short by up to 23pc less than advertised

The AAA on Wednesday released results of five EVs from the latest round of its Real-World Testing Program, which found driving ranges between 5 per cent and 23 per cent less in real driving conditions than recorded in mandatory lab tests conducted by the manufacturers.

The worst performer was the 2023 BYD Atto 3 with 23% less range than advertised. The best performance was turned in by the Smart #3 with the achieving 95% of the advertised range, and a 2024 Tesla Model 3 got 14 percent less than its advertised range. This test was in Australia.

“Just looking at the reasons why you get less than advertised on the battery — hot weather can change it, cold weather can change it, driving on different terrain can change it, stopping and starting can change it, braking can change it,” [TV host] Barr said.

I couldn't find the article that MGUY Australia referenced in his video, but this one is on the same subject. Looking at several articles, I also couldn't find a detailed description of the when/how the testing was conducted. It is currently winter in Australia, but these tests of both EVs and internal combustion driven cars have been going on since 2023 in response to the whole Volkswagen testing kerfuffle from several years back.

The hat tip for this goes to MGUY Australia and his video Double FAIL: EVs fall short on both RANGE and CHARGING SPEED