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Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by brtkdotse on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @04:05AM (#31998077)
Tesla dropped the ball going from niche bespoke vehicles to mass production. Big “senior engineer from Chernobyl” as they disregarded a lot of common automotive knowledge and opted for consumer grade components.
Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by colordrops on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @04:41AM (#31998327)
Can you be more specific? I've been driving mine for almost 5 years now and it's better in almost every way to every other care I've ever owned.
Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by breadloaf on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @05:26AM (#31998606)
For example this [0] They used non-automotive grade LCD, which due to heat in summer will go into yellow discoloration or LCD will start leaking adhesive or will just die.

[0] https://www.thedrive.com/tech/27989/teslas-screen-saga-shows...

Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by kjksf on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @05:43AM (#31998715)
Let's put things into perspective.

Toyota just recalled their first EV, bz4x because, I kid you not, the wheels where falling off.

I guess Toyota couldn't find automotive grade hub bolts.

https://mashable.com/article/toyota-recall-bz4x#:~:text=The%....

And it's not like it's an isolated thing. Cars from all car makers are being recalled for things way worse than LCD discoloration.

The difference is how much press coverage even small Tesla things get compared to much more serious issues in other cars.

Like Mach E which was recalled for potentially shutting down the drive train, another recall for roof not being properly bonded to the car and another for loose bolts.

GM's Bolt had every single car recalled for a batter defect that could (and did) lead to explosion.

Jaguar i-pace was recalled for "The front passenger seat frame may be missing fasteners, resulting in a seat frame with insufficient strength."

Id.4: "An unreliable battery connection may cause a stall, increasing the risk of a crash."

I'll take a yellowing lcd vs. wheels falling off.

Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by breadloaf on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @11:09AM (#32002131)
One thing is mistake in process - i.e. Toyota or ID4 problems. Other thing is deliberate use of low grade, but cheaper parts, which can't long term survive in given environment. So your "perspective" makes no sense, only mudding waters.
Re:Tesla is no longer the largest EV producer by go_prodev on Wednesday July 06, 2022 @05:53AM (#31998772)
What are these tests really trying to prove though?

90+ degrees C (194 F) for 408 hours is their "lowest" intensity test. That's 17 days of continuous solar radiation for 24 hours per day, which is hardly a consumer grade test.