Tesla is off to a great start to the new year – 2023, the company’s biggest sales started with the announcement, but still failed to meet the expectations of analysts. Then came the appointment of Tom Zhu as the company’s second chief, and now due to Tesla’s advertising practices. to a fine We have news that he was sentenced.
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Company, violates advertising laws allegedly by the antitrust agency in South Korea 2.2 million dollars was ordered to pay.
The Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has reviewed the driving range, fuel efficiency and performance of its Superchargers on Tesla’s official website in South Korea since August 2019. announced that it misled consumers. According to KFTC, Tesla vehicles range is overrated and can drop to 50.5% in cold weather compared to the advertised range.
Tesla has updated its website to use external power sources to precondition the vehicle and monitor energy usage. Energy app It provides recommendations for winter driving, such as However, the website states that the driving distance of vehicles in sub-zero temperatures no mention of falling.
For this reason, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission, Tesla is doing deceptive advertising and overestimated the driving range, charging speed and potential cost savings of its electric vehicles. The investigation began in February, and as a result, the Tesla website Changed the Korean version.
According to South Korea’s Ministry of Transport, Tesla has since opened a local office in 2015 in the country by the end of September 2021. 45,812 electric vehicles sold it. This gave Tesla a 13% market share in South Korea.