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Chinese state media amplifies viral Tesla failure amid 45% sales crash (electrek.co)

submitted 3 weeks ago by Sepia@mander.xyz to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net

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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/47629216

Chinese state media outlet China.com has published a report about a Tesla Model Y that lost all power on a highway despite showing 72 km of remaining range, and the story has gone viral across Chinese social media. The incident is drawing attention not just for the failure itself, but for the fact that state-controlled media chose to amplify it, a potential signal of shifting government sentiment toward Tesla in China.

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[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Seems odd to make how many km left as part of the story (that focus on despite 72km...), seems like a power system failure and not a the battery was reporting a wrong amount and they drove it empty situation.