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Old 12-31-2014, 12:49 PM   #1023
robg
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Tesla Model S waffling

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Originally Posted by JST View Post
That is some good and interesting info.

I think there's a pretty real risk that Tesla is going to get in trouble with the EPA for selling cars that do not conform to the range disclosures (and presumably the efficiency ratings) on the stickers. This whole downloadable software issue is uncharted territory, though.

Yeah - that is pretty risky to claim an EPA number that isn't yet available. Though they'll probably be fine because they'd likely only get in trouble if the EPA audited their numbers in the next few months prior to the software updates. Most cars aren't even tested by the EPA
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