Tesla lowers Model Y, S, and X range estimations following exaggeration complaints | Several popular models are now showing lower range estimates in the US. The move comes after the DOJ opened a pr…::Tesla has updated the range estimates across several Model Y, S, and X vehicles in the US, reducing the figure on certain trims by up to six percent.
Not the car, the company. Tesla records every mile driven by every model of tesla car. They can give the actual true average range as the general estimate per model. Instead, they intentionally overestimated the range and now are begrudgingly adjusting it because the DOJ opened a probe to investigate them for fraud.