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Tesla Workers In Germany Complain About Home Visits From Their Bosses

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Enlarge / Tesla’s factory in Gruenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Tesla’s German car factory on the outskirts of Berlin allegedly operates under a “culture of fear,” and its workers take sick leave at more than three times the industry average. The plant, which was targeted by… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Read More

Tesla Full Self Driving Requires Human Intervention Every 13 Miles

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Enlarge / An independent automotive testing company has evaluated Tesla FSD, and it found some concerning results. PonyWang/Getty Images Tesla’s controversial “Full Self Driving” is now capable of some quite advanced driving. But that can breed undeserved complacency, according to independent… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars – Ars Technica on Read More

Tesla Begins Selling The Cybertruck

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Tesla quietly removed a no-resale clause from its standard sales contract for the Cybertruck, and a new report says the company never fully enforced the clause anyway. The Tesla Cybertruck is arguably the most polarizing car in America. Its angry, brutal stainless steel body turns heads wherever it goes. It didn't live up to expectations because… Photo and Credits: This Read More

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Can’t Get Tesla FSD To Work In Tunnels

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Enlarge / Human driver will continue to be a job at the Boring Company Las Vegas Loop for the foreseeable future. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Image Autonomous driving capabilities are a central component of Tesla’s stratospheric share price, with CEO Elon Musk repeatedly telling… Photo and Credits: This article is from Jonathan M. Gitlin and it appeared on Cars Read More

Watch A New Jersey Couple’s Tesla Get Damaged By A Fish Falling From The Sky

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Unless you find yourself somehow living through a biblical plague, fish don’t normally fly. At least, that’s what a couple in Atlantic Highlands, N.J., thought until their Tesla was damaged by a falling fish outside their home. The Tesla was parked in their driveway when the falling fish was caught on camera. The owners, Cynthia and Jeff Levine, said they… Read More

Tesla Warns Against Wet Towel Charging Trick Two Months Too Late

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Tesla car culture is full of hacks and shortcuts, some more effective than others. One, known as the “wet towel” trick, required the Tesla Charging department — or whatever remains of it — to publicly tell customers to knock it off. The “wet towel” trick involves wrapping a damp, cool cloth around a Supercharger cable handle as a way to Read More

Tesla Burns After Driver In Mexico Plugs It Directly Into A Power Line

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TIJUANA, Mexico — A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline. Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire. Rafael Carrillo, Tijuana’s fire chief, said Tuesday that

More Than 11,000 Tesla Cybertrucks Are Subject To Recall

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Tesla has announced two recalls, each affecting more than 11,000 of its 2024 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks. While Tesla can fix some issues remotely, all repairs will require a service visit. The first involves an incident affecting 11,383 trucks in which trim inside the truck bed can come loose and detach. Such incidents… Source: Kelley Blue Book