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Comment on Tesla warns that a federal probe into whether it exaggerated the range of its cars may lead to a ‘material adverse impact on our business’

vector_zero@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I get where they’re coming from.

If there’s a probe that results in no substantial findings, it would likely still impact sales for some period of time, simply because there was a probe. In that case, Tesla’s concern is justified.

If, however, they do find that Tesla is exaggerating their range, then I hope the lawsuit is spectacular and expensive.

My parents have a Tesla (they bought it used), and its range is shite.

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abhibeckert@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
… which is why there won’t be a probe unless there are findings first. And from the sounds of it, there are findings.

If Tesla really did create a “special team” to deal with this issue, then that means it’s very much a real issue.

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Toto@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I think Tesla is above wild songs in public perception. You’re likely already in a camp.

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- Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  On the market, like most companies, they’re most definitely not above wild swings in public “perception”
  
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  - DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They’ve already been hurt from certain antics.
    
    Tesla had a 28% favorable view in January 2022.
    
    It was 13% in January 2023.
    
    forbes.com/…/teslas-brand-is-tanking-survey-finds…
    
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    Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    I think there’s a bit of a real anti-musk sentiment that is partially real and fair and partially extremely overblown.
    
    Musk isn’t a great guy, but I can’t say I know a single billionaire that is. I have many friends who own Teslas and by all accounts they’re great cars, I just went and checked out a new Model X my friend purchased and it looks great, feels great, sounds great and is arguebly better for the environment then most ICE cars. I wanted a Tesla for a long time too because it was the only viable option for quite a while and without a doubt pushed other companies to try and catch up, which is a good thing without a sliver of a doubt it my mind.
    
    I don’t know if I’d say Musk is a Nazi, but he definitely says some idiotic shit and outright lies for his own gain, but again that’s certainly not a Musk-specific problem. We had fucking Donald Trump as president.
    
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assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Just goes to show that you should not create a situation where a probe like that is justified. This is all Tesla’s own fault.

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