Tesla's Model 3 fix gets Consumer Reports' approval: The car is now recommended
by Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times
May 30, 2018
3 minutes
SAN FRANCISCO - Days after Consumer Reports ripped Tesla Inc.'s new Model 3 electric sedan for substandard brake performance, Tesla issued a fix - and Consumer Reports now recommends the car.
Consumer Reports originally recommended against buying the Model 3 in a review published May 23, blaming in large part long stopping distance in brake tests. It retested the car after Tesla provided an over-the-air software fix for all Model 3s and said Wednesday that stopping distance had improved dramatically - by 20 feet.
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