“Once the battery fell below 50 percent, ‘the algorithm would show drivers more realistic projections for their remaining driving range.’ The order to exaggerate car range allegedly came from … Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, this person said.
‘Elon wanted to show good range numbers when fully charged,’ the person said, adding: ‘When you buy a car off the lot seeing 350-mile, 400-mile range, it makes you feel good.’”
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