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Tesla clarifies their plans for early production transmissions

Following a customer town hall meeting held by Tesla Motors last week it was reported that the company was considering shipping some early cars with short-life transmissions and retrofitting them later. That information came from notes that were posted on-line by one of the attendees on the conference call. Tesla VP Darryl Siry contacted us to clarify the situation with the transmissions. The company won't be shipping cars with a gearbox that they know won't last. What they have decided to do is to equip the early build cars with a dedicated ... Read more →

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