What if I told you Tesla is a giant Ponzi scheme? Hopefully you’d correct me and say no, it’s actually much worse, and then explain the big difference: In classic Ponzi scheme analysis people will lose all their money. Ponzis of today are a whole lot more complicated and a whole lot more careful about … Continue reading Tesla Announces Bleeding Its Customers Dry Before They’re Killed in a Fire→
Tesla Deaths: 348 (and 19 confirmed on “Autopilot”) If there’s one thing, ONE THING, a car manufacturer should be able to do it’s meet baseline safety requirements of operating on public roads. For example, a car should not be engineered to systemically increase risk of accidents that involve children, red lights and emergency vehicles. Fail … Continue reading Unsafe by Design: Tesla Fails to See Children, Red Lights, Emergency Vehicles…→
There have been hundreds of fires claimed due to Tesla cars, as many as 300 estimated. That’s incredible in itself. For context the Ford Pinto allegedly had a tiny fraction of that number yet caused international outrage. More to the point, there are now at least 32 recorded fatalities due to Tesla fires (Update only … Continue reading Unsafe by Design: More and More Teslas Catch on Fire→
Update December 2023: Tesla Crash More Than Any Other Brand The Drive has reported this as “…a lot that goes into making Volvo one of the world’s safest auto brands.” Volvo undeniably puts safety first, above all else. They famously said a long time ago that zero deaths is their vision. Volvo –- whose XC90 … Continue reading 1 Death = Total Recall: Volvo Quietly Blows Tesla Out of the Water→