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Tesla (TSLA) falls as more attention is brought to Autopilot’s serious phantom braking issue

After opening strong in pre-market trading, Tesla’s stock (TSLA) fell this morning as more attention is brought to its serious phantom braking issue on Autopilot. Back in November, Electrek released a report called ‘Tesla has a serious phantom braking problem in Autopilot.‘ It highlighted a significant increase in Tesla owners reporting dangerous phantom braking events on Autopilot. Phantom…
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Tesla supply chain issues now extend to solar roof, stops scheduling new installation for now

Tesla has communicated to employees and some customers that its supply chain issues are now extending its solar roof product, and for now, it is stopping scheduling for new installations. It’s not clear when those problems will be solved. Supply chain issues are affecting many industries. When it comes to Tesla, the focus is on how it is affecting its car business – which is significantly…
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Elon Musk accuses AP reporter of being a lobbyist, sets fans against him on Twitter over Tesla recall article

Elon Musk is accusing an Associated Press reporter of being a lobbyist over an article about NHTSA’s recall of Tesla vehicles in the Full Self-Driving Beta program. Now his fans are attacking the journalist on Twitter. The biggest news dominating the Tesla universe today is the recall notice that NHTSA issued about Tesla’s “rolling stop” feature in Full Self-Driving Beta. The feature…
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Quick Charge Podcast: February 1, 2022

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on…
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An Arizona utility just lost in appeals court for price gouging rooftop solar customers

A federal appeals court yesterday ruled that Arizona utility Salt River Project, which services most of the Phoenix metropolitan area, can be held liable for violating antitrust laws because it charged customers who own rooftop solar panels higher electricity rates. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates.
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