Korean news makes the Tesla seem like a Chinese made cruise missile was fired onto their busy roads. Some 50 firefighters and 17 engines were mobilized and it took more than an hour to put out the flames. That’s a LOT of wasted emergency response and environmental destruction for just one car. It almost sounds … Continue reading Korean FTC Fines Tesla for Battery Fraud as Yet More of Its Cars Burst Into Fire →

Tesla is so prone to failure, you can be sure their “no holiday” culture always will be ruining someone’s holiday somewhere. I’ve written here about a Thanksgiving fire and Christmas fire already. Both were horrible tragedies for people who unfortunately had a Tesla in their neighborhood. It’s time now of course to write about New … Continue reading Yet Another Tesla Megapack Fire: Charging Station Closed New Year’s Day →

They just can’t seem to get their cars right. NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V844000 Manufacturer: Tesla, Inc. Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING Potential Number of Units Affected: 321,628 Summary: Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) is recalling certain 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. One or both taillights may intermittently fail to illuminate. It’s hard to understand why anyone would buy a … Continue reading It’s January 1 and 2023 Tesla Model 3 Already Has a Safety Recall →

California has finally passed a law prohibiting careless promotion of a car as fully self-driving when that car is incapable of self-driving. Everyone knows what car company is in trouble when we talk about full of shit driving (FSD) technology. The California law seems pretty clear, and also evidence that Tesla has run out of … Continue reading Tesla Doesn’t Know What to Say Now That California Has Banned FSD →