The fuel savings translate into about $600 less in gas costs over the life of a new vehicle, the government projects.

The new standards are part of a broad push to get more Americans into electric vehicles, and reduce the environmental cost of driving.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      89·
      5 months ago

      Are they though?

      The employee training the company offers is “woefully inadequate,” Reveal reported in its investigation. Turley told me she was never taught how to do her job and only shown videos that included a history of the plant and information about Tesla, but nothing about the work she would be doing. “You pretty much have to learn from the people that’s in there,” she said. Cleon Waters also said in his filing that he was never given any training for his job assembling parts of car motors. California safety regulators cited Tesla eight times for deficient training between 2013 and 2018.

      – Possibly the least offensive thing in this article: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/tesla-racism-sexual-harassment/

      Does that sound like a vehicle that is “perfectly safe” to you? A vehicle built by people who have to learn on the job?

      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
        96·
        5 months ago

        Jesus dude, nobody is talking about the factory and what you linked has zero effect on the vehicle safety. This is some desperate whatsboutism lolol.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
          37·
          5 months ago

          The factory where they build the cars. Yes. Where they build them without being trained. And that has zero effect on safety? How can you claim that?

          And yes, the rest of the article is not relevant, which is why I quoted the relevant part.

          Also, I’m not sure you understand what ‘whataboutism’ is if you think it’s “showing evidence for your claim.”

      • InternetUser2012@midwest.social
        54·
        5 months ago

        I hate Tesla as much or more than the haters because musk is fucking pile of shit, but their cars are better than most of the shit put out by american vehicle manufacturers. They’re still some of the safest vehicles you can buy. I hate misinformation more than I hate Tesla.