That hunger strike that the alleged owners of Tesla in Norway went on? Turns out it’s all a lie. A publicity stunt spearheaded by what appears to be a law firm specializing in class action lawsuits against companies for faults filed in vehicles.
The initial statement was made by a group of unknown people who believe that if Elon Musk finds out about the problems they are having with their Tesla, the situation will be resolved. The website lists a large group of bugs that they purportedly encounter. Among other things:
- Problems starting a car in very cold climates
- Problems starting a car in a very hot climate
- creaking sounds
- Unable to open doors in very cold climates
- bubbles in the seats
- Problems with autopilot
- Internet in Tesla is slow
- Bed sounds while moving
- headlight problems
- Doors that open on their own
- charging problems
- Poor paint quality
- oxidized materials
- random reboots
- Batteries that last less than Tesla promised
Among some others. But it turns out that this list of issues is exactly the same as the one on the website of Bilklager, a legal service that seeks to bring people with issues across brands, including Tesla, together to file class action lawsuits.
The hunger strike website used to provide a link to this service, but they have withdrawn it. maybe after that electrek discovered this and revealed the reality of the alleged joint action.
The problem is not a class action lawsuit or a lawsuit due to malfunctions of cars, including Tesla, that have not been fixed. The problem is to come up with such a serious campaign as a hunger strike as a publicity stunt without clarifying its motives.
Confirmation bias with Tesla
But there’s a problem behind that, which I think is more serious, and that’s the confirmation bias that exists since Tesla. Any negative news, real or not, is repeated without further verification. I myself, in this particular case, became a victim of my own bias. still owning a brand car.
Confirmation bias is the tendency to more easily prioritize, remember, or mention information that confirms our own beliefs and hypotheses. Consequently, we pay disproportionately less attention to possible alternatives.
With Tesla, such a new electric vehicle company that is so different from the automotive industry as a whole, there is a significant confirmation bias because the transition is inevitably costly for us. Especially when it comes to such an expensive product.
Source: Hiper Textual
