About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters.

About a decade ago, Tesla rigged the dashboard readouts in its electric cars to provide “rosy” projections of how far owners can drive before needing to recharge, a source told Reuters. The automaker last year became so inundated with driving-range complaints that it created a special team to cancel owners’ service appointments.

  •  fearout   ( @fearout@kbin.social ) 
    35•1 year ago

    It’s amazing what one person’s actions can do to an entire brand. For the first several years after the Model S release I was sure that my next car is going to be a Tesla. Now, I’m 100% sure that I’ll never buy one.

  •  MrZigZag   ( @MrZigZag@kbin.social ) 
    6•1 year ago

    Tesla’s secret team to suppress thousands of driving range complaints

    The phrasing of the title had me thrown for a second as I wondered if the complaints were about the quality of the golf balls at Tesla’s practice facility(s) and how I missed knowing that Tesla had a golf division.