Tesla has reduced the advertised driving range of all its vehicles on its Australian website.
The new driving range of the Long Range Model 3, for example, is now 580km, whereas previously it was 657km. The Standard Range Plus, which was previously 508km, now says it can only drive 448km, and the Performance now says 567km where it once said 628km
Tesla has (finally!) decided to use Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP) ratings, which have been in use since 2017.
The New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) rating is known for delivering higher results than actual real-world driving range and copped considerable criticism because its procedures were too theoretical, and carmakers were accused of doing things to get better results.
NEDC driving range figures can be as much as 30% higher than range achieved driving under real-world conditions, and earned itself another interpretation of the NEDC acronym – “not even damn close”
