In brief: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reviewing a petition alleging that select Tesla vehicles contain a defect that causes sudden, unintended acceleration that can result in a crash and injury. Per the summary information,…
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Month: January 2020
Autocar’s guide to what will happen in 2020
Aston Martin DBX will be a huge success Lets make no bones about it: Aston Martin is struggling. Slipping share values and cooler than expected demand for its cars meant 2019 was almost a year to forget. Almost, but not quite, because it also gave us a first…
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Fisker Ocean promises an affordable Tesla alternative, but will it deliver?
If the Tesla Model 3 trajectory is any indicator, Fisker Ocean reservation holders will need to give the dream of a $37,499 electric SUV (complete with all the bells and whistles) a few more years. Before the Model 3 successfully made it to more than 220,000…
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Tesla faces federal review of complaints its cars accelerate without warning – The Washington Post
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has received 127 similar complaints about sudden acceleration resulting in 52 injuries. Their inquiry into the incidents could involve as many as half a million vehicles, according to the agencys summary of t…
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NHTSA could investigate 500,000 Teslas for unintended acceleration
WASHINGTON The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate 500,000 Tesla vehicles over sudden unintended acceleration reports. The petition covers 2012 through 2019 mo…
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