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My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by PinguTS »

rob74 wrote: post #28
spiderfarmer wrote: post #7

Reportedly, Tesla is having a big issue with their accelerator pedal right now. The thin metal cover of that pedal is not always thoroughly secured and slides off easily, wedging itself into the carpet behind the pedal. This causes the accelerator to be stuck (at high velocity!). https://insideevs.com/news/716031/tesla-cybertruck-stuck-acc... As a Tesla customer, you are part of the QA team. That's what you get when…

In a petrol engine car you could react by shifting out of gear and flooring the brake pedal (and the clutch pedal if you have one). But what do you do in an electric car? Teslas do have a neutral gear, but it's more and more hidden with every new car generation (according to https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-reference/598/how-to-put-... , for some newer models it's only available via the touchscreen). So you have to…

They have a brake pedal too, like every car. The brake pedal should override the acceleration like in any ICE car.

So, technically I don't see any problem.

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by cjk2 »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #27
the-lazy-guy wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This does not sound as bad as you want it to. Last time I checked, Boeing was responsible roughly for the half of all flights worldwide and fligths are 3 orders of magnitude safer than car trips.

The real question is how does their safety stack up against other companies in the field today? Sure you’re probably not going to die on a Boeing but would you rather fly Boeing or Airbus?

It's a good question but it's as much airline as the aircraft.

Personally I don't fly Boeing because I don't want them getting business. But I will pick an airline that doesn't have a crap safety and maintenance record on top of that.

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by KaiserPro »

mschuster91 wrote: post #14
LightBug1 wrote: post #10

At this point, how could anyone even contemplate buying from such a scummy company? ... (not necessarily staff, although you'd have to assume that many of them have bought in the Elon hype and are, as such, complicit). If branding means anything in this day and age, how can you associate yourself with such scummy brand? As a customer or employee? I was a fanboy a decade ago. Wouldn't touch them with your bargepole no…

> At this point, how could anyone even contemplate buying from such a scummy company? Sad to say it but Tesla is still miles ahead of the competition in specs (power, torque, speed, range) at the respective pricepoints.

The only thing its really ahead on still is miles per kwh, even then its kinda not true. (My renault zoe does 4.8 miles per kwhr, if its warm)

Power, Torque, speed and range have all been bested by other manufacturers, who've also manage to make the bodywork line up properly. At the moment the only thing that tesla do better than anyone else still is: Being shits to staff, and charging infra.

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by kelnos »

mschuster91 wrote: post #14
LightBug1 wrote: post #10

At this point, how could anyone even contemplate buying from such a scummy company? ... (not necessarily staff, although you'd have to assume that many of them have bought in the Elon hype and are, as such, complicit). If branding means anything in this day and age, how can you associate yourself with such scummy brand? As a customer or employee? I was a fanboy a decade ago. Wouldn't touch them with your bargepole no…

> At this point, how could anyone even contemplate buying from such a scummy company? Sad to say it but Tesla is still miles ahead of the competition in specs (power, torque, speed, range) at the respective pricepoints.

With the exception of range, those specs generally don't matter unless you bring your car to the track.

Well, ok, they matter if you like to find ways to drive more aggressively and unsafely.

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by WinstonSmith84 »

neglesaks wrote: post #11

>"I want to clear my name. I wish Elon Musk had the decency to apologise," is her message to the company’s billionaire boss. Know this: You will never get a narcissist to genuinely apologize.

Sure, but... it's easy to imagine what an apology would cause: a precedent. That would open the door to a lot more potential issues.

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by throaway893 »

the-lazy-guy wrote: post #26
cjk2 wrote: post #8

I made this comment the other day. Sounds like it still applies. Tesla are car Boeing.

This does not sound as bad as you want it to. Last time I checked, Boeing was responsible roughly for the half of all flights worldwide and fligths are 3 orders of magnitude safer than car trips.

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Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

#39

Post by Toutouxc »

rob74 wrote: post #28
spiderfarmer wrote: post #7

Reportedly, Tesla is having a big issue with their accelerator pedal right now. The thin metal cover of that pedal is not always thoroughly secured and slides off easily, wedging itself into the carpet behind the pedal. This causes the accelerator to be stuck (at high velocity!). https://insideevs.com/news/716031/tesla-cybertruck-stuck-acc... As a Tesla customer, you are part of the QA team. That's what you get when…

In a petrol engine car you could react by shifting out of gear and flooring the brake pedal (and the clutch pedal if you have one). But what do you do in an electric car? Teslas do have a neutral gear, but it's more and more hidden with every new car generation (according to https://www.notateslaapp.com/tesla-reference/598/how-to-put-... , for some newer models it's only available via the touchscreen). So you have to…

AFAIK pressing the brake pedal should cut the throttle (even most ICE cars do that) and also the brakes should be able to overpower the motors (unless you're doing 200 km/h down a mountain and you melt them before you can stop).

Re: My battle with Tesla: I want to clear my name before I die

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Post by cjk2 »

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #37
cjk2 wrote: post #8

I made this comment the other day. Sounds like it still applies. Tesla are car Boeing.

That’s not fair to Boeing. They have models (787) with zero hull losses.

But they do have seat, icing, instrument failure issues which the FAA are looking into now.

This is about safety, not body count. Safety comes up front.

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