Tesla Inc. can't seem to catch a break as the electric vehicle manufacturer faces a fresh set of allegations coming from two of its former employees. One report accounts for the purported manufacturing malpractices of the EV maker, while the other accuses Tesla of spying on its workers.
Flawed Manufacturing
A report from CNBC cited a certain Martin Tripp, who claims to be a former Tesla process technician, saying that Tesla's products are far from being perfect.
In a series of Twitter posts he put on Wednesday, Mr. Tripp divulges a plethora of sensitive corporate information including internal email conversations, photos and vehicle identification numbers which all points out to the manufacturing malpractices prevalent in Tesla's battery factory, as well as in its main Gigafactory headquarters.
In his previous media expose, Tripp said that Tesla has been taking "dangerous manufacturing shortcuts" and despite first-hand knowledge of the situation, Elon Musk has purportedly just turned a blind eye to the issue.
Tripp's Twitter posts, which were already been taken down, according to his lawyers, featured a list of vehicle ID numbers corresponding to cars that have damaged battery cells installed.
There were also pictures seen in Tripp's social media postings which he claims to evidence that Tesla is mishandling its waste materials and that workers in Gigafactory just store away the scraps from the factory in open parking lots rather than the prescribed temperature-controlled storerooms.
More pictures further suggest the improper handling of wastes in Tesla's manufacturing site.
In a counterstatement released via Business Insider, Tesla debunked Tripp's claims saying that they are "false." The spokesperson from the car firm went on to say that Tripp has no "personal knowledge" on the issues he's been trying to make claims of.
Tesla stressed that there are "no punctured cells" used in any of Tesla's cars.
Big Brother and Drug Trafficking Cases
Apparently, Tesla has been playing Big Brother on its employees while being nonchalant about the drug trafficking issues linked to the company, another former employee hinted.
According to Fox Business, a Tesla ex-employee-turned-whistleblower filed formal complaints to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, charging the carmaker for spying on its constituents and turning a blind eye on illegal trade it was involved with the Mexican cartel.
As added by the news outlet, Karl Hansen previously worked for Tesla's internal security department at the Gigafactory. He was fired in July and in the following month after, enlists the legal services of Meissner Associates law firm on his SEC charges against Tesla.
Tesla, on its part, said that it has already reached out to Hansen to discuss the accusations but the accusing party continues to reject the invitation.
