Edmunds: Cybertruck range test achieves 334 miles! Exceeding estimated range 👍

[Protondecay123]

A great video here!

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[HaulingAss]

Bad journalism is never fessing up to it.

All I said is give them a little credit. And in this case, indeed, they actually DID use Tesla published information. I'd lay some of the blame on Tesla for this one.

No, bad journalism is not limited to a single thing, and apologizing later does not make it like it never happened. Getting the facts wrong because they didn't verify the details is just sloppy journalism. It's not Tesla's fault, all of their published information was accurate. It's up to the automotive journalist to know which version of a vehicle they are driving, to get the basic facts of their story correct before they publish. Issuing a correction when a mistake is made is expected, but it doesn't mean they weren't sloppy with the facts to begin with.

 

[C T Rick]

Funny thing is, owners who don't quite understand range will still come back to bitch about Tesla AND Edmund's, when they don't see these results in some random drive


Because (shocking!) Edmonds does this test to roughly replicate the EPA-like range conditions:

"Our test targets an average speed of 40 mph, with a 60/40 split of city/highway driving for the entire route.​

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EVs are tested in their most efficient drive modes, as long as they don't produce maddeningly slow acceleration, with regenerative braking set to its maximum strength. We also stay within 5 mph of the posted speed limit whenever possible. Cars start with a 100% state of charge and are brought back to headquarters with 10 miles of range or fewer, for safety precautions. On this day, testing conditions were mild with an average temperature of 60 degrees Fahrenheit."​

Owners will drive faster than an avg of 40mph, then come back to b**ch about it here - this time saying both Tesla and Edmunds are wrong.

They obviously didn’t test it in LA traffic where my daily , yearly and past 15 year driving average is 11 miles per hour. This has been both in my Sprinter and Nissan NV work vans. Even my Suv is slightly better at 13 mph, but that’s my weekend weeknight driver. It’s all stop and Go, traffic lights, stop signs and speed bumps. Only going to get worse if voters vote for a proposition to add dedicated bike lanes to existing streets when they get repaved.

Rick

 

[Woodrick]

They obviously didn’t test it in LA traffic where my daily , yearly and past 15 year driving average is 11 miles per hour. This has been both in my Sprinter and Nissan NV work vans. Even my Suv is slightly better at 13 mph, but that’s my weekend weeknight driver. It’s all stop and Go, traffic lights, stop signs and speed bumps. Only going to get worse if voters vote for a proposition to add dedicated bike lanes to existing streets when they get repaved.

Rick

Correct, because LA traffic is unpredictable. Standardized testing is the ability to do it over and over again. And LA traffic is far from the norm.

 

[Administrator]

Here's the accompanying video from this range test:

 

[swengl]

Good news! The CT was the first Tesla that they tested that actually exceeded Tesla's range estimate Edmunds test

 

[CTInProcess]

It’s the best Tesla ever.

 

[swengl]

It’s the best Tesla ever.

I really do hope so. I'll make that (personal) determination when I get my grubby hands on mine . I should be a fair judge, I've driven everything but the original Roadster (which I could barely fit into).

 

[beastew]

Very encouraging!

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