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Has justice finally been served?
This all dates back to 2019 when reports emerged that Tesla owners were experiencing serious driving range drops following a software update. Only the Tesla Model S and Model X were affected, and just those equipped with 85-kWh battery packs. That specific trim was discontinued in 2016 but Tesla still continued with over-the-air updates which makes complete sense. What allegedly happened as a result of one of those updates was a loss of 12 to 30 miles of range.
Affected owners weren t limited to a single country but a group of them banded together to take the matter to court. Electrek reports a Norwegian court has ordered Tesla to pay $16,000 to every affected owner in the country.
It s just not good for the environment.
Few companies are as innovative as Tesla, and because the electric vehicle manufacturer is so far ahead of its competition in so many ways, the company continues to reach new heights. And while the brand has made billions of dollars in the past few years, it is always looking for new ways to make its cars more accessible and more advanced. With that in mind, Tesla recently promised that customers would be able to buy one of its products using Bitcoin. It didn t take long for that promise to come true, but now Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that this payment method has been suspended on the Model S and all other products. The reason? Sustainability.
The findings are based on the NTSB s preliminary report.
New information has come to light regarding the fatal Tesla Model S crash that took place last month in Texas. The incident raised new concerns about Autopilot as firefighters on the scene found that neither of the two occupants on board was in the driver s seat. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has now released its preliminary report into the accident but emphasizes that the investigation is ongoing and no final conclusions should yet be drawn from the crash. However, the NTSB s initial findings do contradict initial claims about what unfolded in the Texas crash.
It s troubling it took this long.
An issue that should never have taken this long to resolve has finally been concluded. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Tesla have agreed to recall a total of 134,951 Tesla Model S and Model X electric vehicles due to touchscreen failure. The recall affects the 2012-2018 Model S and 2016-2018 Model X. The government safety agency began investigating the problem last June after receiving over 12,000 owner complaints and other related information submitted by the automaker itself. Tesla has decided to voluntarily recall certain Model S and Model X vehicles built before March 2018 that are equipped with an 8GB embedded MultiMediaCard (eMMC) in the media control unit because the eMMC may malfunction due to accumulated wear, the automaker formally stated.