INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Martin Tripp, the former Tesla employee who was fired from Tesla and thensued by the company, has tweeted a number of photos that allegedly
show damaged batteries and flawed practices at Tesla battery factory, CNBC first reported.
In an attempt to corroborate some of his claims,
Tripp has posted photos of vehicle identification numbers that he says were delivered with faulty, punctured battery cells.
As we&ve said
before, these claims are false and Mr
Tripp does not even have personal knowledge about the safety claims that he is making,& a Tesla spokesperson told TechCrunch via email
&No punctured cells have ever been used in any Model 3 vehicles in any way, and all VINs that have been identified have safe batteries
Notably, there have been zero battery safety issues in any Model 3.
Here's what many of your M3 modules look like before and after,
because they are generally reworked! Aren't they beautiful pic.twitter.com/QyoM0K2ozf
mdash; Martin Tripp (@trippedover) August 15,
2018
Are any of these VIN's YOUR car If so, you have a module(s) that IS punctured/dented/damaged
#TSLA #TSLAQ @elonmusk (Subsidy Fraud-Boy) pic.twitter.com/pOZWDeeXcO
mdash; Martin Tripp (@trippedover) August 15, 2018
In one tweet,
Tripp shows what he alleges is proof that Tesla stores waste and scraps in open parking lots and trucks at the Gigafactory, instead of
properly storing them in temperature-controlled warehouses.
Hmmm.
#TSLA commented several times that all their scrap/waste is being stored in climate controlled warehouses…could this be true! Let these
pics speak for themselves: HUNDREDS of trailers at the new parking lot at GF1… pic.twitter.com/4Agz80j5Ow
mdash; Martin Tripp
(@trippedover) August 15, 2018
Tesla sued Tripp in June for $1 million alleging he leaked information with the intent to sabotage Tesla and
Tripp then filed a formal whistleblower tip to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission alleging the company has misled
investors and put customers at risk.
Check out TechCrunch coverage of the Tripp versus Tesla saga below.
Tesla sues former employee for $1
million over trade secret theft
Ex-Tesla worker makes it official and blows the whistle to SEC
