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The book traces Tesla's inception along with episodes and controversies from the first fifteen years of the company under the leadership of Elon Musk. In it, Niedermeyer uses original research, anonymous insider accounts, and industry analysis to explore "Tesla's attempt to merge Silicon Valley arrogance with automotive industry standards". [ 1 ]
The safety and quality of Tesla cars and services have been questioned. There have been hundreds of reports of sudden unintended acceleration, brake failures, and "whompy wheels" – collapsing wheels due to faulty car suspension. These safety and quality problems have been compounded in the past by the poor wait times of Tesla's customer service.
Tesla released a video of Cybertruck pulling a rear-wheel-drive Ford F-150 uphill in a tug of war. [21] News outlets pointed out this was due to the Cybertruck's heavier weight. [22] [23] Tesla's stated goal was to provide a sustainable energy substitute for the roughly 6,500 fossil-fuel-powered pickup-trucks sold per day in the United States. [24]
According to a Business Insider exclusive, Tesla reportedly shipped 2012 edition Model S’ with battery packs that had leaky cooling systems, which could in some extreme cases lead to fires.
Now, Tesla wants to be an "AI and robotics company" just as the auto business starts to decline. In this video, Travis Hoium shows how bad the auto business has gotten and shows why a pivot for ...
Tesla’s latest legal issue centers around a growing frustration with owners - obtaining parts and repairs. In a suit seeking class action status in federal court in San Francisco, an owner of a ...
It mainly suffered from bad marketing and bad build quality (caused chiefly by Edsels sharing production with Ford and Mercury models, rather than being on a dedicated assembly line). It was also released at a time when the USA was hit by a recession and demand for medium-priced large cars decreased as US consumers started buying smaller ...
In this video from our YouTube channel, we break down the history of the electric car, how it almost disappeared in the early 2000s, and how Elon Musk and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) brought the ...