Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test

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Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test
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Tesla Cybertruck gets less than 80% of advertised range in YouTuber’s test::A YouTuber took Tesla’s Cybertruck on a ride to see if it can actually hit its advertised 320-mile range, only to find out that its could only reach 79% of the target. When YouTuber Kyle Conn…

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There’s more air resistance at higher speeds.

That doesn't explain why ICE vehicles are much better efficiency-wise than EV ones at higher speeds, just why EVs don't do so well. Another post responding to me addresses it well.

Do you mean that ICE is more efficient than EV at higher speeds, or that ICE scales better than EV?

ICE vehicles have better MPG at higher speeds, EVs at lower speeds.

Neither. ICE reaches its best efficiency at higher speeds than EV does, but it is still less efficient than EV at all speeds.