As the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, Tesla has always regarded 'environmental protection' as a product selling point. However, a recent study in the UK found that Tesla produces less carbon dioxide while driving, but its production The carbon dioxide emissions from electric vehicles and charging are amazing.
Among them, the research institute pointed out that the annual emissions of Tesla ModelS are almost the same as those of ordinary fuel vehicles, so Tesla is not considered to be environmentally friendly.
In fact, not only in the UK, Singapore, which is particularly harsh on air environmental protection, has also found in tests that Tesla's products are not environmentally friendly, and even to some extent, their products are discharged more than conventional vehicles. Be serious.
The latest study was conducted by EngagedTracking, a British environmental standards testing agency. Using ModelS as the main specimen, the annual carbon dioxide emissions generated during production and charging were calculated and compared with the average emissions data of British cars. The average annual emissions are 1.5 tons.
The study also compared ModelS with the BMW BMWi3 and found that the latter emits 1.3 tons, a 15% savings over ModelS.
However, Tesla responded that the average annual emissions data includes many small cars, and there is a gap between the price and the ModelS price. It should not be compared together. Ironically, some people think that Tesla, who is known for its environmental protection and high price, does not dare to It is ridiculous to compare environmental protection with traditional gasoline vehicles.
Not only that, Tesla also pointed out that Model3 is the appropriate research sample according to the specifications of BMWi3, and questioned the improper sampling and screening data of EngagedTracking. The company stressed that if the analysis is fair, it should be possible to obtain the carbon dioxide emissions per kilometer of electric vehicles. It's less than a fuel car. It seems that Tesla has become a bit angry and angry.
The K-line believes that if it is still in developed countries, how much emissions will Tesla produce, manufacture and recharge in the Chinese market? I am afraid there is still an authoritative third-party agency test.
It is interesting to note that although Tesla's share price was once squandered by the capital market at a high of $373.73, it has recently plunged sharply. Perhaps in addition to the capacity that can never be achieved, Tesla's story is also annoying.
Not only that, on June 26, the National Transportation Safety Administration (NTSB) released a report on a car accident on the Florida Freeway on April 8 this year by Tesla ModelS. The report showed that after the car accident was extinguished by firefighters, There were also two re-ignitions (after the on-site process and after arriving at the warehouse), but the two fires were quickly controlled.
Tesla did not respond to the report, but said that the company's electric car has a lower probability of fire than a gasoline car. Some media have questioned that in March of this year, Tesla ModelX, which had a small annual sales volume, had a car accident. The battery pack also showed re-ignition.
The NTSB believes that battery detonation in traffic accidents will lead to greater personal and property threats. In addition to being questioned that products are not environmentally friendly, and security issues that have been feared are once again the focus, Goldman Sachs and other investment institutions reaffirm Tesla's selling Out of the rating, it is a bigger blow to Tesla.
Goldman Sachs believes that Tesla's Model3 shipments may be lower than Wall Street expectations. However, Tesla is giving priority to the high-priced version of Model3 to improve gross margins, and the company's CEO Musk also began to learn to deal with investors and mechanism.
