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. Ford infamously … Continue reading Unsafe by Design: More and More Teslas Catch on Fire
Quality of Tesla vehicles has been notoriously bad for years, and has been trending worse, which should be little surprise given how poorly it treats human life (from its workers and its customers to anyone in or around their product). Now top experts in automobile safety, who finally are getting some attention, aren’t mincing words … Continue reading Tesla Safety Negligence Finally Goes to Court: “Sore Thumb” of American Roads
File this one under why markets clearly are not even close to rational. Here’s one headline from March: Tesla raises prices across entire range The March 15th price hikes are purely speculative to “protect” the company from consumers demanding value from cars sometime in the future. The price increases are designed to cover higher costs … Continue reading Rivian penalized for price hike as market awards Tesla “prize” for price hike
The 2021 JD Powers quality rankings clearly put Tesla very low on the list. When you think about Chrysler (despite recalls for batteries that catch on fire) being even more dependable than a Tesla, it says a lot! Years ago experts tried to point this out by referencing Kia (before it turned things around) but … Continue reading Tesla Labeled Deceptive by Owner Desperate for Repairs
I love everything about the Task & Purpose article explaining what is wrong with the U.S. Army’s latest “infantry assault buggy”. This thing is absolute dog shit. …Army’s new lightweight infantry assault buggy is cramped as hell, too small to haul supplies, and “not operationally effective for employment in combat and [engagement, security cooperation and … Continue reading All Teslas May Be Trash But GM’s War Buggy is Garbage