#tesla-model-y

#tesla-model-y

The complaints detail owners' experiences with a 12 V power failure and inoperable doors, trapping children or dogs in cars on hot days. In most cases, the car suffered a power failure after the parent had placed the child in the back seat, and in four instances, the only way to free the trapped occupants was by breaking a window.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into claims that Tesla's door handles become inoperable in certain situations on Model Y SUVs. The safety agency's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) revealed the probe on Tuesday, after having received nine reports from owners who were unable to get into their cars. ODI writes that the most common scenario involves parents who exit their car and cannot open the rear doors to remove their children. In four of those cases, according to the ODI report, owners had to break a window "to regain entry into the vehicle."

Since then, the Model Y has fended off challenges from major automakers like Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, and Kia to become one of the top-selling vehicles in the world. Tesla sold nearly 1.8 million vehicles last year, and the automaker has an ambitious target of 20-30% sales growth this year.

A CHP motorcycle officer was struck by a Tesla on Interstate 280 today (Sept. 8), resulting in multiple lane closures on southbound 280 near Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, CHP said. The officer was dispatched to clear an electric leaf blower that was between the two left lanes of southbound 280, according to Officer Jovita Ojeda. The officer was performing a traffic break by swerving in the lane to slow other motorists down so he could retrieve

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer suffered major injuries Monday afternoon when he was struck by a motorist on Interstate 280 near Los Altos Hills, according to the CHP. The crash happened around 1:40 p.m. in southbound lanes of I-280 south of Page Mill Road, the CHP said in a news release. At the time, the officer was conducting a traffic break to remove an electric leaf blower that had fallen between the two left lanes.

Within 18 hours, Xiaomi received about 240,000 orders for its YU7 crossover, showcasing a demand that significantly outpaces production capabilities.

The 2026 BMW iX3 electric crossover promises significant improvements in efficiency, claiming an energy consumption figure of 15 kWh per 62 miles, surpassing the Tesla Model Y.