Tesla has been the most popular EV manufacturer in the US market, once again delivering the most EVs in 2022 of any manufacturer.
The Austin, Texas-based maker of electric vehicles delivered a record 405,278 vehicles in the three months ending December 31, up 31.5% from the same quarter in 2021, and also set a delivery record. per year with 1,313,851 delivered in 2022, which represents a 40% increase compared to the previous year. However, analysts were forecasting 1.33 million deliveries.
CEO Elon Musk said January orders were the strongest in the company’s history and the company could deliver 2 million cars by 2023, but the company’s forecast is actually 1.8 million for the year.
All of this news sounds great for the company going forward, as long as the EVs perform well on the road, don’t incur any more significant recalls, and don’t find any issues during investigations by government agencies, including the National Vehicle Safety Administration. Highway Traffic investigating 30 accidents involving Tesla’s automated driving system, 11 of which were fatal accidents that killed 15 people.
Tesla has many recalls
tesla (TSLA) – Get a free report it has also had a significant number of vehicle recalls. In January, it recalled about 30,000 Model X cars over an airbag issue, and in November, the company recalled 321,000 vehicles in the US for a taillight issue and another 40,000 for a steering issue. assisted. The company followed that recall with two in China, as it recalled 80,000 cars for software and seatbelt issues and another 435,000 cars for a taillight issue.
Things didn’t improve in late January when a Tesla Model S traveling on eastbound US 50 near Sacramento caught fire “spontaneously” on January 28, requiring fire personnel to drown the battery cells. of the automobile. They used 6,000 gallons of water to put out the fire because the batteries continued to burn despite so many gallons of water.
Tesla vehicle fires have been a problem in the past, with 168 confirmed cases of fires being reported in the electric vehicle maker’s cars from October 2013 to January 31, 2023. according to Tesla-Fire.com.
But the problems do not finish there. A Twitter user shared a big issue with his newly delivered Tesla Model Y on Monday, and it’s not the first time this problem has occurred, InsideEVs reported.
To his surprise, @preneh24 reports that the steering wheel of his new Tesla Model Y came off while he and his family were traveling on the highway, but there were no cars behind him and he was able to pull over safely to the side of the road and call a crane. The same thing happened to the owner of the Tesla Model 3 in 2020 after driving his car some 340 miles after delivery, InsideEVs reported. The Tesla owner tweeted that the company charged him $103.96 to repair the car, which probably should have been covered by a warranty, but Tesla allegedly waived the charge.
Car owner wants to return his car for a refund
However, the car’s owner asked Tesla to take the car back and give him a refund, according to a tweet.
“We have lost trust in Tesla and would greatly appreciate this car being returned and a full refund issued. I feel safety is more important than tech car,” he wrote in the tweet.
Tesla did not immediately respond to an email request for comment for this story.
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