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That assumes the vehicle BMS is recalibrating itself properly and regularly. That's not a guarantee, especially with as many cells as vehicle batteries use.
Cell phone manufacturers just started doing that and displaying it recently, and even then not all manufacturers. And that's only one or two cells.
There are plenty of posts online of people saying their cars aren't getting anywhere near the displayed range as they age.