Tesla under investigation on claim it throttled batteries to hide fire risk

A notice published Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states the agency received reports about a possible defect tied to certain battery packs that could cause "non-crash fires."

A Tesla Model S is displayed during the London Motor and Tech Show at ExCel on May 16, 2019 in London, England.is facing new scrutiny from a federal auto safety agency around battery issues in some Model S and Model X vehicles.published on Tuesday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had received reports about a possible defect in affected battery packs that could cause "non-crash fires.

"The petitioner alleges that the software updates were in response to a potential defect that could result in non-crash fires in the affected battery packs and that Tesla should have notified NHTSA of the existence of this potential defect and conducted a safety recall," the notice states. "The petitioner also alleges that this software update reduces the driving range of the affected vehicles.

. The agency said it became aware of some reports of accidents involving the feature, which lets drivers call their car from a parking spot to their current location.

Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)

Tesla is safest car in transportation industry and that is why their cars are number one in sales of EV market.. So.. Nothing new is in this news.. American mainstream media owned by oil industry bushing to American car manufacturer.. Money is everything for Americans.. Sadly.

Check the list of ICE Vechicles recalled for Fires. I think any safety software updates is good. tesla cars give better mileage then any other EV makers for the same battery 🔋 size. Do you agree FredericLambert CC: elonmusk

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