Tesla exaggerated EV range so much that drivers thought cars were broken
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Inundated with complaints, Tesla created "Diversion Team" to cancel appointments.

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Wait, so you can’t use the air? You know, one of the major comfort features in a car? What a ripoff.

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Running the heat can be energy draining because you don’t have a hot engine to draw air from. Using the heated seats is much more efficient but of course less comfortable in cold weather.

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You can use the AC is fine and you get pretty close to the rated mileage, but the heated air is a bigger drain.

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