Recently, there are rumors that Tesla in China will add a new test session when new cars are delivered, and owners can only pick up their cars if they score more than 80 points on the test. Tesla clarified that this is a misunderstanding.
The mainland network recently rumored that Tesla will add a test session to the delivery of new cars, that is, the vehicle first experience test. After passing the test, the owner will be certified as a “special freshman”, and the owner is advised to take the car after the test score exceeds 80 points. But the test is not mandatory, owners can participate voluntarily.
In response to the rumors, Tesla responded on May 16.
Tesla Customer Support” said on its official Sina microblog that the matter is a misunderstanding, and the “pick-up test” exposed on the Internet is actually the “Delivery Day Owner Class” which has recently started to pilot. “Tesla will give a detailed explanation of the products purchased by owners to help them improve their understanding of the products and enhance their driving experience.
Tesla also said that the event will not be mandatory for any owner to participate, and there are no score requirements, and the current process of picking up the car remains the same, with no additional restrictions added to the process.
Previously, Tesla’s global vice president Tao Lin also said in an interview with the official media Xinhua: “In the vehicle use segment, consumer education needs to be strengthened, such as going to work with driving schools or traffic departments.”
Tesla is deeply involved in the rights issue on the mainland and has been in a lot of trouble recently. on the afternoon of May 17, a black Tesla car hit two traffic police officers who were dealing with an accident on an elevated bridge in Taizhou, Zhejiang province, killing one of them and injuring the other. After the incident, the driver Chen Moulong was criminally detained by the police.
“Tesla customer support” in the official microblogging situation statement, said Tesla will “fully cooperate with the investigation of the relevant departments”, and said that before the results of the accident investigation, Tesla will not disclose information to the police identification and accident The results of the investigation shall prevail.
On May 13, Ms. Luo, a citizen of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, drove a Tesla Model 3 into a wall in the garage of her own neighborhood. Ms. Luo said “Tesla brakes failed”, while Tesla after-sales service said that the accident was caused by slippery ground and excessive speed.
Tesla said in the statement, the day of the incident, Hangzhou rain, many cars in and out of the garage ground there is a lot of rainwater residue, “the vehicle braking before the driving speed of 30.56km / h, the driver has twice depressed the brake pedal, the role of the braking system before the collision speed reduced to 6.72km / h, the vehicle braking process ABS normal start “.
Tesla also said that after the accident, Tesla carried out a comprehensive inspection of the vehicle braking system and did not find any abnormalities.
Tesla suspended the Shanghai factory expansion plan
Reuters recently reported that a person familiar with the matter revealed that Tesla has suspended plans to locate and expand its Shanghai factory due to uncertainty brought about by the trade war between the U.S. and China.
On April 27, Tesla filed a document with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) showing that Tesla has fully repaid the $614 million loan used to build the Shanghai mega-factory and that the related loan contract has been terminated. After the news broke, the idea that Tesla might be preparing to withdraw from China was hotly debated.
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