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  • https://insideevs.com/news/505015/tesla-response-china-protestor/

    The car eventually went to a local service shop, but Tesla says Zhang sealed the doors so nobody would be able to get inside the car.

    Tesla also says she refused an offer to have the car’s brakes independently tested by a third party.

    From Tesla Directly

    On March 6, Ms. Zhang once again declared that she would reject any form of vehicle testing, and requested to return the vehicle and compensate for mental damage, medical expenses, and lost work expenses. In the Tesla store, a banner that reads “Brake Failure” was posted on the car body, and attention was drawn by means of pulling up banners and using speakers to spread Tesla’s negative comments, affecting the normal operating order of the store. Tesla staff have offered to advance the third-party inspection fees several times, but Ms. Zhang has always refused. Because of the greater impact of his “rights protection” behavior, the local police station sent out police officers to provide on-site persuasion on many occasions.”

    “Since February, we have been doing our best to actively communicate with Ms. Zhang and her family. We sincerely hope that we can promote vehicle inspection as soon as possible and give a result to the friends who care about Tesla."

    Edit: And obviously, this is just Tesla’s statements on the matter, but I haven’t ever seen anything to contradict their claims, and she lost in court and was forced to apologize. I imagine if you read Chinese you could find more sources or even court documents reiterating the seals/refusal stances.


  • The brakes in these things have a lot of safety features and logging added to them.

    If the brake was pressed, it’s easy to prove with the cars logs. It’s how most of the unintended acceleration stuff goes.

    If you press the brake and the accelerator at the same time the brake will win as well.

    She put seals on the doors to prevent Tesla from accessing the interior saying she didnt trust Tesla, and she refused 3rd party independent testing that Tesla offered to pay for.

    Nothing about this specific incident helps her credibility at all.

    Also, this story is old.