Tesla Blames Latest NHTSA Investigation On Conspiracy Theory Involving Short Sellers

Tesla Inc. said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles, as it responded to a petition to a U.S. safety regulator to investigate and recall around 500,000 of the company's electric cars over the alleged defect.

On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said it would review the petition and released a redacted version that said "Tesla vehicles experience unintended acceleration at rates far exceeding other cars on the roads."

mre30 - 1/21/2020 10:44:28 AM

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#Unconscionable

runninglogan1 - 1/22/2020 12:39:23 AM

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This is obviously a spam bot unleashed by some desperate hedge fund shorting Tesla.

Truthy - 1/21/2020 5:48:17 PM

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Tesla sales grew 0.3 percent in 2019 vs 2018 (no. of cars sold, revenue actually declined). Lincoln, Cadillac, BMW, Mercedes, Volvo, Audi all grew at a faster pace. Tes, these luxury actually gained market share on Tesla. So much for the myth Tesla is wrecking havoc on the luxury sector.

runninglogan1 - 1/22/2020 12:35:58 AM

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Tesla sold 122,000 more cars in 2019 vs 2018. What you smoking?

SanJoseDriver - 1/27/2020 2:55:20 AM

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...and Q4 financials have not been revealed yet

Sales are dramatically higher in 2019 vs. 2018: https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/03/tesla-hits-2019-guidance-delivers-367500-vehicles-grows-50-over-2018/

Heck, the last 3 2019 quarters were better than any quarter in 2018. 2020 will be even better with Giga Shanghai (formerly Gigafactory 3 and the Model Y).