Hunger Strike Over Elon Musk’s Tesla Quality

hunger strike over Elon Musk's Tesla quality

Dissatisfied with the quality of electric cars, Tesla owners went on a hunger strike So they hope to get through to Elon Musk.

Norwegian owners of Tesla, tired of the problems with electric cars, went on a hunger strike. In a radical way to attract the attention of the manufacturer, they were prompted by both a variety of defects and the fact that no one is in a hurry to fix them.

Tesla support either ask them to wait without setting a deadline:

According to the strikers, this automobile support either ask them to wait without setting a deadline or completely ignores them. The hunger strike started on August 27, and information about it has already spread through social networks and the media, which gives hope for a reaction from the Tesla management.

Hunger Strike Over Elon Musk’s Tesla Quality

Among the defects complained about by the activist group are poor paint quality, rust, too short battery life, freezing of door handles, and even yellowing of the screens of the multimedia system.

However, the last straw that broke the cup of patience was the dismissive attitude of the support service, which is almost impossible to contact. According to The Drive, similar problems are relevant for this automobile and the North American market.

What are the major defects?

Among the defects complained about by the activist group are poor paint quality, rust, too short battery life, freezing of door handles, and even yellowing of the screens of the multimedia system.

However, the last straw that broke the cup of patience was the dismissive attitude of the support service, which is almost impossible to contact. According to The Drive, similar problems are relevant for Tesla and the North American market.

The owners hope that the hunger strike will help bring the problem to the head of Tesla, Elon Musk, and he will finally clean up the Norwegian office. So far, the businessman has not openly responded, but on August 28 he published a post in which, by a strange coincidence, he mentioned starvation.

“At the advice of a good friend, I intermittently practice fasting and feel healthier,” Musk wrote. Whether this was done intentionally is unknown.

Hybrids and electric cars have long taken root in Norway:

Hybrids and electric cars have long taken root in Norway, occupying a large market share. At the end of July, 6,013 new cars were sold in the Scandinavian country, 5,123 of which were electric cars (70.7 percent), and another 890 were plug-in hybrids, the Traffic Information Council said.

The most popular brand there is Tesla, but Volkswagen intends to fight for the market, and from 2024 is going to exclude all cars with internal combustion engines from the local lineup.

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