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Old 09-16-2017, 11:58 AM   #503 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sendler View Post
The only claim they make and have to support is that the battery will maintain a capacity such that it does not lose 4 bars of 12 during the coverage period. The "bars are set to show whatever they want. And it appears that the 4th bar of a 30kWh battery will drop at about the same remaining capacity as the previous 24kWh battery.
A judge would likely hear a case in which the bars drop off in a non-linear way. It's deceptive if that is indeed how it's programmed. There is a case to be made. I'd be surprised if a major company would take part in that kind of deception considering how smart many of the customers are. Then again, VW.
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