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[–] 37 points 4 months ago

Tesla LIED in a Way that could KILL Millions of People! QUICK! Give him ANOTHER Trillion!

-The Government!

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (6 children)
  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

    Evidently, Tesla’s battery tech is from China — just private labeled. I’d wager this is why the US only hears negative commentary about BYD and not CATL & Sunwoda (Tesla’s suppliers).

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

    Certain cells come from China (and other suppliers) of which Tesla is involved in the chemistry, but Tesla makes their own batteries in house, its their technology. Batteries are more than just the cells, its the finished product including the cells.

    They also make their own cells for the Cybertruck, some models Ys and the Semi, some of which uses lithium the refined themselves.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    “Assembled in USA” type of thing eh?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago*

    The Chinese cells are LFP cells, and yes those will be assembled into batteries in the USA when they are in the USA.

    But Tesla still has the most American made car in the USA, and doesnt even use the LFP batteries in American cars right now due to tarrifs. Theyre using cells made at the Nevada plant, the Austin plant, and cells from LG, Samsung and Panasonic likely from outside USA, so SK and Japan.

    https://www.cars.com/american-made-index/

    Edit: and Nevada was, and still might be the largest cell producer in the USA

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    Tesla has no unique IP on batteries and they lag behind most companies, especially CATL.

    Years ago Musk announced batteries with "30% greater capacity" which were just typical lithium cells wrapped 30% larger.

    His "innovations" include trapping the battery within the frame such that when the battery dies, the car is junk. ThE gReEn rEvOlUtIoN.

    Most Teslas sold in Canada are made in China, more green innovation.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago
    [–] 11 points 4 months ago

    Elmo... Lied? But Elmo would never lie, except for every second word!

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

    This is such a hit piece lol.

    Yes, Tesla gave them their stats, the same ones they tell us, that people have complained about for forever, but the agencies also ran all their own tests with over 1.6 million kilometers.

    They didnt take Teslas word and go okay sounds good.

    And in the end they approved it.

    Edit: it was 1.6 million km not 1.8 million as I originally wrote.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Translation: Everyone knows their self driving is shit and not ready, but all this money!

    https://youtu.be/0YGFfOF4zHI?is=pxjRXiilIow418-8

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Like they know these lies will be revealed as lies once they pass whatever regulation allows them to be sold and out on the streets. So why bother? Presumably they calculate at that point what will the lawsuits and fines be and how can they pay that off at that time.

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