Cybertruck owners have discovered that a chunk of these stainless steel electric pickups could “stop producing torque” while thrumming along. The fault was noted by Tesla in a November 5 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall. Any sudden loss of propulsion might “increase the risk of a collision,” added the filing ominously. The latest recall—the wedge wagon’s sixth this year—requires shop time, not an over-the-air (OTA) update.
Reports of instantaneous loss of e-horsepower due to duff drive inverters—devices that convert DC to AC and control an EV’s motor speed and torque—might alarm the average EV motorist, but to extrovert buyers of Elon Musk’s flagship,
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