The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said battery fires in Tesla’s electric vehicles when no crash was involved were “rare events.”
The electric-car maker has weathered the global shortage of semiconductors better than more established rivals.
Vehicle makers shy away from traditional materials that are hard to recycle, like leather and plastics, and look to repurpose alternatives that still convey quality.
The recall now covers 2017-2022 models. The latest move, to add three more model years, will increase costs by $1 billion.
President Biden has made conversion to E.V.s a pillar of climate policy. But government incentives mostly help affluent buyers, not average families.
A push to increase sales of electric vehicles favors companies that already have all-electric cars on the market and could penalize those that don’t.
The initiative would also promote the construction of charging stations and include financial incentives for consumers and carmakers.
The automaker has told owners of the 51,000 vehicles, from the 2017 to 2019 model years, to take precautions until defects are remedied.
The automaker has told owners of the 51,000 vehicles, from the 2017 to 2019 model years, to take precautions until defects are remedied.
Even electric vehicles serviced in response to a recall last year may still be at risk, the vehicle’s manufacturer and federal safety officials said.