Does Tesla Care About Its Customers? Recent Revelations Suggest a Dark Answer
25 Sep 2023, 08:07 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Elon Musk wanted to use the driver monitoring camera to provide evidence against the drivers in Autopilot lawsuits, but there is more.
Battery Packs Are Even More Expensive Than You Thought They Were
22 Sep 2023, 10:21 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / If you insist on keeping the old ones, Tesla will charge you $10,000 on top of the replacement bill, which ranges from $13,500 to $21,000.
StoreDot Disputes Fast-Charging Claims and Discloses More Info About XFC Cells
7 Sep 2023, 13:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The Israeli battery startup did not want to address Recurrent directly, but the message clearly is for the BEV analytics company.
What's the Battery Pack Buffer's Role When It Comes to EV Range? Does It Even Have One?
22 Aug 2023, 20:41 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The discussion I proposed about BEV ranges led me to try to understand how the buffer could influence that number, but it led to even more doubts.
Buy a $25,000 Tesla to Get the $4,000 Used BEV Incentive, Risk Spending $20,000 More
8 Aug 2023, 14:36 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / It was inevitable to realize all Model S units currently having the BMS_u029 problem are the only ones that fit in the US government limit.
Tesla Agent Tells Owner of Model Y That Caught Fire To Tow It to Service Center
20 May 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Bishal Malla is still trying to have an explanation from Tesla about why his electric crossover caught fire but heard nothing back from the company
Lawsuit Compares Tesla OTA Updates to Hacker Attacks That Cause BMS_u029 Errors
13 May 2023, 14:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The complaint evokes California's Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to equate what Tesla did to a hacker attack, but that was not the real issue.
BMS_u029 Case Tells a Horror Story About Tesla Service Centers – Conclusion
13 May 2023, 13:00 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Tesla apparently decided to do at least one thing right in this soap opera involving a 2014 Model S 85, but there's more to check than just that.
BMS_u029 Case Tells a Horror Story About Tesla Service Centers – Part 2
12 May 2023, 14:42 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / When it seemed that Bob Atkins and his mother-in-law would solve the issues in her 2014 Tesla Model S 85, the BEV maker made them even worse
BMS_u029 Case Tells a Horror Story About Tesla Service Centers – Part 1
11 May 2023, 17:33 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Bob Atkins tried to help his 84-year-old mother-in-law solve her issues with a 2014 Tesla Model S 85 with a dead battery pack.
This Is What the Model S Battery Pack Fuse Box Cover Looks Like After Some Years
30 Sep 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Joaquim Rodrigues had the same problem Mario Zelaya had with his Model S: a failed battery pack due to water ingress caused by the AC drain hose
Model S Owner Involved With Voltage Cap Lawsuit Warns About Battery Pack Failures
26 Sep 2022, 10:32 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / David Rasmussen told us that he laughed when Elon Musk said Tesla’s policy was to "never fight true claims:" he now ordered a Lucid Air
Check the Tesla Model S Moisture-Ingress Problem With Comprehensive Video
22 Sep 2022, 18:10 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Pete Gruber stresses this 2014 Tesla Model S belongs to the same people that bought it new and was never involved with floods
Tesla Hacker Confirms Model S Battery Pack Has Moisture-Ingress Issues
20 Sep 2022, 09:43 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Jason Hughes said there is indeed a rust issue due to the AC drain hose over the battery pack and another one due to side rail vents.
Tesla Model S Owner Accuses EV Maker of Hiding Design Flaw in Battery Packs
16 Sep 2022, 13:07 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Mario Zelaya made a viral video on TikTok to talk about how the 2013 Model S he bought when it was new presented a worrying rusting issue