http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/tesla-sued-in-norway-over-sluggish-cars/3145860.html Tesla sued in Norway over sluggish cars 22 Sep 2016 - AFP/de
Norway, where electric cars are exempt from taxes, is one of Tesla's biggest markets. (AFP/Justin Sullivan) OSLO: More than 100 disgruntled Tesla owners in Norway have sued the US automaker because the electric cars don't accelerate as quickly as promised, their lawyers said on Wednesday (Sep 21). The 126 plaintiffs claim their electric vehicles don't accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in 3.3 seconds, as marketed. "At the core of the matter is that there are consumers seeking compensation because the cars have less horsepower than promised," one of the lawyers for the owners, Kaspar Thommessen, told AFP without specifying the amount of damages sought. They are suing Tesla for breach of consumer law. The dispute concerns the Tesla S P85D, a sedan featuring one of the fastest accelerations in the world, listed at 700 horsepower by the carmaker. But according to the dissatisfied owners, the real horsepower is only around 469, making accelerations a little less spectacular than expected. "Some may think that this is just whinging," Tesla owner Frode Fleten Jacobsen told business daily Dagens Naeringsliv. "But many people pushed their financial limits in order to own a car with 700 horsepower, and when you notice that you didn't get what you paid for you feel cheated," he said. He said he dished out 873,900 kroner (US$105,350) for his car. Tesla Norway meanwhile said its tests and those conducted by third parties showed that the car consistently performed as marketed, or better. "With respect to acceleration, Tesla described the S P85D as having a 0-100 kph time of 3.3 seconds, and Motor Trend and others actually achieved a time of 3.1 seconds," a Tesla spokesman wrote in an email to AFP. The case will go before an Oslo court in mid-December. Norway, where electric cars are exempt from taxes, is one of Tesla's biggest markets. The company has sold more than 1,600 cars so far this year. In August, zero emission cars - all brands combined - accounted for more than 15 percent of new car registrations, a market share which is unparallelled in the world but which is facing stiff competition from hybrid cars. [© channelnewsasia.com] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-21/tesla-sued-by-car-owners-in-norway-as-speed-not-insane-enough Tesla Sued by Norway Car Owners as Speed Not Insane Enough September 21, 2016 Jonas Cho Walsgard Tesla Motors Inc. customers in Norway are seeking money back from the U.S. electric-car manufacturer, saying their models marketed with an “insane mode” of acceleration didn’t go fast enough. Some 126 owners of the Tesla Model S sedan’s P85D performance version are seeking unspecified reimbursements after the model only reached 469 horsepower instead of a pledged 700 hp, said Kaspar N. Thommessen, an attorney at Wikborg Rein law firm representing the plaintiffs. The car “has too low horsepower,” the lawyer said Wednesday in an e-mailed response to questions. “And of course, it affects the car’s performance, according to the consumers.” Tesla rejected the claims. The car meets requirements “according to the measurement method required by the authorities,” said Even Sandvold Roland, a spokesman for the automaker. Oslo District Court said it has scheduled hearings in the case for mid-December. Norway is one of the biggest markets for the Model S, in part because of state subsidies to encourage electric-car purchases. Tesla no longer sells the P85D variant there, while the successor P90D costs 801,000 kroner ($96,700). The earlier model was known for its “insane mode” acceleration option after it came out two years ago. Norway’s Consumer Disputes Commission ruled in June that five P85D buyers who complained of inadequate acceleration should be reimbursed as much as 50,000 kroner apiece. Tesla’s own tests and independent checks showed the P85D can accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers (60 miles) per hour in 3.1 to 3.3 seconds. That indicates the performance figures “have always been accurate,” Sandvold Roland said in an e-mail. Dagens Naeringsliv newspaper reported on the lawsuit earlier Wednesday. [© 2016 Bloomberg] http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/tesla-sued-in-norway-over-sluggish-cars/3145860.html Tesla sued in Norway over sluggish cars 22 Sep 2016 - AFP/de [image / AFP/Justin Sullivan http://www.channelnewsasia.com/image/3145862/1474480850000/large16x9/768/432/norway-where-electric-cars-are-exempt-from-taxes-is-one-of-tesla.jpg Norway, where electric cars are exempt from taxes, is one of Tesla's biggest markets ] ... 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