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Tesla, an electric car company, was fined 2.8 billion won for inflating the mileage and charging speed in its advertisement.

It is a part that varies greatly depending on the temperature or driving conditions, but it was not accurately informed to Korean consumers.



Reporter Jae Hee-won reports.



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is an advertisement posted on the homepage of Tesla, an American electric car maker.



The Model 3 long-range vehicle was written to be able to drive 'more than' 528 km on a single charge.



The Fair Trade Commission judged this to be a false exaggerated advertisement.



528km is the value measured under the best conditions for cars to run, such as highways at room temperature, and the mileage was reduced to between 273 and 440km at low temperatures.



It is not indicated that there is a difference from actual driving fuel economy depending on the driving method and outside temperature.



The expression 'over' of 528km was also different from the maximum (up to) distance sign advertised in the United States.



[Cho Il-seok/Tesla driver: The farther you go, the better. It is an important point when purchasing the driving distance.

(Fuel cost reduction) The information on the amount is not clearly communicated to us.]



The fuel cost reduction effect of electric vehicles is also exaggerated.



When calculating fuel cost savings, the national average charging rate was assumed to be 135.53 won per kilowatt-hour, but the actual charging rate was 41.4% higher based on full speed.



[Nam Dong-il/Director of Consumer Policy, Fair Trade Commission: It is difficult to know the performance or charging information of electric vehicles, so there is a high possibility of misunderstanding that the mileage, etc., can be achieved in real life as advertised.

When purchasing an electric vehicle, the most important considerations are misunderstood...

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In addition, Tesla paid 100,000 won in advance to customers who purchased a car from an online mall for about a year from 2020, and then did not return it as a penalty if the order was canceled. judged.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Won-hee Won, VJ: Kim Sang-hyeok)