The fact that emergency responders now need specialized training on “how to open a Tesla door” is a catastrophic failure of basic design. It’s the engineering equivalent of making fire extinguishers that operate by solving a Rubik’s cube. Tesla knows this. They have the data, they know the deaths they’re causing. They have the growing … Continue reading NHTSA: Tesla Deathtrap Doors Continue to Suck→
Despite a huge emergency crew response and rapid fire suppression in Korea, they had to watch the Tesla owner burned alive inside while struggling to open any door. According to reports, the accident occurred at around 5:40 pm on Thursday. The white Tesla Model Y crashed into a wall in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province and quickly … Continue reading KR Tesla Kills One in “Veered” Crash and Fire: Doors Fail to Open→
With so few Cybertruck sold, let alone on the road, it’s amazing to hear all the stories of nuts falling off. Yesterday two owners discussed how two lugnuts disappeared from a wheel (see below), and why Tesla doesn’t care. And then a story about a door striker was posted, showing a horrible design failure where … Continue reading No Nuts: Tesla Cybertruck Doors Fail Open at Speed→
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