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$tsla $tslaq. This crazy! Must read the $wmt suit. On page 4: "By stroke of luck, the gas lines remained intact,
and catastrophic damages and injuries were averted. “ How many people did $tsla almost kill! 1/
Page 5: The number of defects, however, is overwhelming and plainly indicative of systemic, widespread failures by Tesla to meet the standard of care, as set forth in the governing contracts, as to the solar systems installed at Walmart's stores. 2/
Page 5: “….Tesla complied, conceding that de-energization of all the sites was "prudent” and recognizing that it could provide no assurances that the deficiencies causing its systems to catch
fire were confined to particular sites or particular components.”
Page6:Unfortunately, even de-energization was not enough to prevent an additional fire.
In November 2018, Walmart discovered that yet another fire had occurred at a Walmart store in Yuba City, California-even though the solar panels at this store had been de-energized since 6/18.
Page 6: Walmart subsequently learned (independent of Tesla) that a potentially dangerous ground fault alert had
occurred at the Yuba City site during the summer of 2018. Tesla either ignored the alert or deliberately failed to disclose it to Walmart.
$tslaq This is devastating!
Page 7: These visits revealed that
Tesla had engaged in widespread, systemic negligence and had failed to abide by prudent industry practices in installing, operating, and maintaining its solar systems---conduct that greatly increased the risk of fire at Walmart sites.
"Many of these defects were either visible to the naked eye or readily identifiable with the proper use of standard equipment, indicating either that Tesla had not been inspecting the sites or that its inspection protocols were woefully deficient." $tslaq how is it not down $50
Tesla also failed to "ground" its systems properly, violating basic
practices for the installation and operation of electrical systems in a way that increased the risk of
electrical fire. ………I got to stop it crazy revelations on every damn page!
Tesla also had not kept proper documentation related to the systems. For
example, supposedly "as-built" system drawings, which should reflect the actual design, layout,
and installation locations of system components as they were actually installed, were anything
but "as-built."
That meant that system components, including safety switches
and other critical portions of the systems, could not be readily located at the sites in the event of a fire or other emergency. SOMEONE NEEDS JAIL TIME FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!
$wmt consultants helped educate
$tsla personnel on how to conduct solar system inspections properly, including the types of conditions that can contribute to the risk of fire, how to use equipment and tools properly to look for and correct such conditions…..WOW!
...the 29 inspection reports delivered to$wmt as of 8/16/19, $tsla identified a total of 157 action items requiring repairs or replacement of system components, 48 of which $tsla itself characterized as reflecting conditions that rendered the sites unsafe or potentially unsafe.
For all of the foregoing reasons, Tesla has breached all of the solar panel system
contracts with W almart, and operation of the systems at present would create an immediate and
imminent risk of injury and harm to Walmart, its customers, its employees, and its property.
A Wall Street Journal columnist, referring to the financial
difficulties plaguing both companies, wrote, "Tesla latching on to SolarCity is the equivalent of a
shipwrecked man clinging to a piece of driftwood grabbing on to another man without one."9 @Spencerjakab
P24: Another problem was that the inverter fusebox contained brass/metal bolts, rather than the types of fuses required by both the manufacturer's installation manual & the National Electrical Code-an industry-wide set of safety standards regarding electric wiring & installation.
P32: Indeed, the conditions observed at the Indio location-including melted glass, charred
debris, and cracked modules-were among the worst observed by Walmart's consultants over
the course of their entire careers. $tslaq this so bad I am think @PlugInFUD wrote this as a joke
@PlugInFUD P88 $tslaq does love themselves some tape. Solar panels, cars……..damn! I may need to buy stock in duct tape just on sales needs!
@PlugInFUD P:35 Using a thermal gun, a $wmt
consultant identified four to six hotspots that Tesla employees had overlooked on just one section of a $wmt roof; one of these hotspots had reached a temp of over 200, as compared to surrounding cells that remained at temps of only about 85.
@PlugInFUD On page 40! $tslaq does not even use the right tools!!!
" Indeed, a Tesla inspector admitted that Tesla was using a plumbing tool (rather than an electrical tool) to tighten connectors.."
$tsla inspection personnel violated elementary safety standards by negligently stepping on modules (potentially contributing to micro-cracks), using the wrong equipment for basic tasks, and-in one instance-leaving a combiner box enclosure open & exposed to the elements.
P45: Tesla's records were unusable to non-Tesla employees who tried to review them-and even to Tesla's employees themselves: one of Tesla's own field support managers admitted that he could not understand Tesla's reports.

Makes me want to drive their cars with my family!!!
P49:Far from it Tesla's cavalier responses have only confirmed $wmt worries that its contractual counterparty is incapable of providing maintenance & inspection services sufficient to ensure the safety ofWalmart's customers, employees, and property. $tslaq needs to be shutdown!
P50:Tesla has been on notice ofWalmart's claims since January 2019 at the latest and, as to the Beavercreek, Denton, and Yuba City fires, has never disputed Walmart's documentation of its damages. $tslaq seems like this should have been disclosed to investors!!!!
$TSLAQ if you have a solar system from $tslaq get the system inspected ASAP. Hire a lawyer. This is crazy. You cant use their solar systems. Even if just 10% of this is true…though I would bet its 100% true. And how can anyone trust the cars let alone autopilot.

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