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Tesla blamed drivers for failures of parts it long knew were defective (www.reuters.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Wheels falling off cars at speed. Suspensions collapsing on brand-new vehicles. Axles breaking under acceleration. Tens of thousands of customers told Tesla about a host of part failures on low-mileage cars. The automaker sought to blame drivers for vehicle ‘abuse,’ but Tesla documents show it had tracked the chronic ‘flaws’ and ‘failures’ for years.

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[–] kameecoding 2 points 1 year ago

oh yeah, that's why I am not doing it either, otherwise it would be a prime short stock