SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Telsa Model S Troubles

Tesla Motors is learning that making trouble-free autos is no easy task. In this week's SAE Eye on Engineering, Senior Editor Lindsay Brooke looks at the American electric car maker and recent reports of problems with its Model S luxury sedan.



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00:00:02 electric car maker tesla motors is an american success story the california-based company has earned deserved praise for its model s luxury sedan and for its commitment to ev technology tesla also is learning that making trouble-free autos is no easy task last year consumer reports magazine

00:00:22 purchased a new tesla model s the editors put about 16 000 miles on it in regular use and testing in that time the ninety thousand dollar electric car had more than its share of problems according to the magazine most of them related to electronics all were fixed on warranty edmunds.com also purchased a model s and

00:00:43 has had to replace the main battery pack among other issues electric vehicles bring new reliability challenges as tesla motors has discovered for automotive engineering magazine i'm lindsey brooke and it's this week's sae eye on engineering