• agent_flounder@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Indeed. Usually what happens is businesses will bend the truth or flat lie until regulations force some standard (and even then, some companies will continue bs-ing).

    Although, kW and kWh don’t really give you anything meaningful to compare, because vehicle weight and motor efficiency curves differ. It would be like comparing gasoline cars based on tank size.

    What’s needed is some rating system similar to how city/hwy mpg is estimated.