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Tesla class action overview:
- Who: James Porter, Bryan Perez and Dro Esraeili Estepanian filed a class action lawsuit against Tesla Inc. doing business as Tesla Motors Inc.
- Why: The plaintiffs claim Tesla grossly overestimated the range of its electric vehicles in advertising.
- Where: The Tesla class action was filed in federal court in California.
Plaintiffs James Porter, Bryan Perez and Dro Esraeili Estepanian have filed a class action lawsuit against Tesla Motors in California federal court claiming that Tesla grossly overestimates the mileage range of its electric vehicles in its advertising.
Tesla knew that range was one of the most important factors in purchasing an electric vehicle, so the company estimated the range up to 26% over the actual average range, the Tesla class action claims.
“The electric vehicle’s range is one of the most important features that consumers generally consider when purchasing an electric vehicle, because it correlates to the distance they can travel before needing to recharge the vehicle,” the Tesla range class action states. “In fact, when a consumer visits Tesla’s website to view any of Tesla’s various electric vehicle models, “range” is the first listed feature advertised among other key features.”
Many Tesla owners would schedule appointments after finding out that their range was lower than expected but those appointments would be canceled and the company would explain that the Tesla vehicle was operating as expected, the Tesla class action claimed.
Owners find out about lower range limits due to battery charge after purchase, Tesla class action claims
Tesla owners are told after purchasing the electric vehicle that they should not charge the battery to 100% but instead have it charge to its charge limit with company Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk recommending only charging to 90% or 90% when necessary.
That means that the vehicles cannot reach their expected range limits, which is never indicated in advertising, the Tesla range class action claims.
Tesla is facing a class action lawsuit stating its automatic software updates for Tesla Model S and Model X vehicles deplete the vehicle’s batteries and reduce driving range by at least 20%.
Have you had range issues while driving a Tesla? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiff is represented by Scott J. Ferrell of Pacific Trial Attorneys APC.
The Tesla class action lawsuit is Porter, et al. v. Tesla Inc., Case No. 3:23-cv-03878-LB, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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9 thoughts onTesla class action alleges company falsely advertised electric vehicles’ range
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I just bought a 2023 Model 3 and I have never gotten anywhere close to the mileage range that my car is “supposed” to have. First of all, my car will only charge up to 266miles and then it drops down to 180 after driving about 20 actual miles. I have to charge my car every other day and I drive a maximum of 30 miles a day. I could never go on a long trip because I would have to stop so many times and recharge, which at the Supercharger still takes 40minutes. I wish I would have known that realistically you get maximum 150 miles out of a full charge on the model 3.
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I have complained numerous times about the miles being way too low on my 2020 Tesla Y. Tesla remote techs told me “it’s how you drive” as a reason for losing so many miles, I have lost up to 100 miles on longer trips and even more in the winter. I have gotten no help from Tesla regarding this and on a longer trips this has left me almost strangled a few times, using the onboard gps and following it, there were times the miles depleted so quickly I had to “diivert” to a different charging station because I would not have made it to the original one.
I have an issue with my suspension system and complained many times, Now my Tesla 2021 Model Y is out of warranty and they are charging super expensive charges on me everytime I schedule service with them. Their charges are $97.50 for diagnostics and $57.50 for test driving your car. Plus labor and parts of needed.
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I recently purchased a model 3 and definitely see range issues. I asked a service guy about it and he gave the same story – it’ll be less depending on weather, does, use of radio, charging phone, etc. he didn’t have much response when I started that these were all normal driving conditions.