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Tesla Inc. (formerly Tesla Motors) is an energy + technology company originally from California and currently headquartered in Austin, Texas.

They produce electric vehicles (with a heavy focus on autonomy), batteries, and energy/solar products for the grid.

Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy.

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Cybertruck putting out 120V through its body and wheels while charging (tech.lgbt)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Disclaimer: It turns out that his wall charger was wired incorrectly, so mains voltage was wired to the ground of the vehicle, and well the chassis is the vehicle’s ground, hence the voltage. Source. Thanks @[email protected] for the correction.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

Unless it's faked, it's still a sign of the poor, rushed construction, for which the company is already known for before the cybertruck. That entire vehicle should've been the last red flag, but the US loves to coddle its corpos...