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- Tesla's algorithms misrepresent battery range, Reuters reports.
- Elon Musk is looking for any edge he can get as more competition hits the EV market.
- Range will be an important issue for Cybertruck.
Your Tesla's range estimator might be lying to you.
A report from Reuters exposing an entire team of people hired at Tesla to suppress range complaints revealed that Elon Musk's electric vehicle company has rigged its range estimation algorithms to show drivers more aspirational range projections on a full charge.