Tesla Sending New Wall-Charger Adapters After Garage Fire

Posted by Soulskill on Friday January 10, 2014 @09:41AM from the free-of-charge dept.

JoeyRox writes "Tesla is sending its customers new home charging connectors after recent reports of chargers overheating in garages and one instance of a fire inside a wall socket that held one of the chargers. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the new charging adapter will contain a thermal fuse capable of terminating the charging process if it gets too hot. 'These are very rare events, but occasionally the wiring isn't done right. We want people to have absolute comfort, so we're going to be providing them with an upgraded adapter.' The company also issued a software update in December to address the overheating issue."

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Re:Bravo, Tesla by Anonymous Coward · 2014-01-10 11:41 · Score: -1, Troll

Or maybe there's just legitimate criticism and your bias means you see it as "hate".
Part of the problem with Tesla is that Musk refuses to admit to faults. It is and always has been the job of good journalism to take would-be kings down a notch. This isn't hatred - it's much needed attitude readjustment. If Tesla were a nobody (in particular, if he did not successfully seek publicity), or if he were honest, then he wouldn't receive the attention he does.