[HN Gopher] Tesla Recalls Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems D...
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       Tesla Recalls Powerwall 2 AC Battery Power Systems Due to Fire and
       Burn Hazards
        
       Author : tguvot
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2025-11-13 20:32 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.cpsc.gov)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cpsc.gov)
        
       | tguvot wrote:
       | Hazard:
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       | The lithium-ion battery cells in certain Powerwall 2 systems can
       | cause the unit to stop functioning during normal use, which can
       | result in overheating and, in some cases, smoke or flame and can
       | cause death or serious injury due to fire and burn hazards.
       | 
       | Remedy: Replace
       | 
       | Recall Date: November 13, 2025
       | 
       | Units: About 10,500
        
       | microdrum wrote:
       | Tesla Powerwall products (including Powerwall 3) have a massive
       | failure rate. Seems like 10% over lifetime. Shoddy technology
       | compared to the leading competitors, especially the inverter.
       | They should go back to white labeling cheap Delta inverters.
        
       | bgwalter wrote:
       | Tesla down 7%, P/E still at 275, as opposed to 9 for companies
       | that produce working vehicles like Mercedes Benz.
        
         | baq wrote:
         | So, what does the market know that we don't?
        
           | ASalazarMX wrote:
           | Dude, we are the market, and we don't know why Musk deserves
           | a trillion dollars out of Tesla. You must mean insiders.
        
         | bix6 wrote:
         | Hey come on they're making robotaxi eventually! Surely that's
         | worth 275!!!
        
         | mc32 wrote:
         | If MB is feeling particularly confident maybe they can out
         | manoeuvre the market like Wiedeking did.
        
         | Workaccount2 wrote:
         | But they will have 1 million robotaxis on the road by year
         | end...err...1 million optimus robots working in factories by
         | year end 2026!
        
         | TheAlchemist wrote:
         | They will start loosing money this quarter. That way it fixes
         | the high P/E aspect of things.
         | 
         | Now they will be a 'pure play' in Robotics & AI !
         | 
         | I love this scene from Silicon Valley:
         | 
         | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzAdXyPYKQo
         | 
         | This show was really ahead of its time. "If you show revenue
         | people will ask how much and it will never be enough" /s
         | Imaginary trillions of revenues from Optimus are definitely
         | much more appealing.
        
       | ActorNightly wrote:
       | Its honestly baffling to me that people trust their lives to
       | Tesla autopilot. The company has a record track of making
       | products that aren't well tested.
        
         | johnisgood wrote:
         | I have been hearing so much about Tesla and fire in the same
         | sentence... Maybe someone more knowledgeable and experienced
         | can chime in about it.
        
           | ActorNightly wrote:
           | Knowing what I know about Space X, basically its shortcuts
           | after shortcuts. My guess is that the controller firmware is
           | cobbled together from parts, and there is some condition that
           | causes failure to restrict output current.
           | 
           | However unlike Space X where they do test launches, Tesla
           | most likely just pushes products out to public and lets the
           | public beta test them.
        
       | 1970-01-01 wrote:
       | 10,500 units that "Tesla has remotely discharged (or removed
       | energy from the battery of) affected Powerwall 2 systems that are
       | online to prevent overheating until the replacement is installed.
       | "
       | 
       | I bet all contracts are conveniently missing the word
       | "guaranteed"
        
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