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Tesla says supplier botched Falcon Wing door hydraulics for Model X

(credit: Megan Geuss)

Tesla is suing a Swiss parts vendor that the electric-vehicle maker said produced a defective hydraulic system for the Model X's signature, vertically opening winged doors. Hoerbiger's prototype never was used in Tesla's latest electric car, and Tesla had to retool "the entire vehicle in order to support a different engineering solution,"...

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Tesla defends selling cars directly to the customer at FTC panel

Collins Oldsmobile, Indianapolis IN, 1971 (credit: Alden Jewell)

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) assembled a panel of experts in auto manufacturing and marketing to talk about whether or not automakers should be allowed to sell cars directly to customers.

Representatives from Tesla Motors, as well as Elio Motors, a company that has plans to manufacture...

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