Tesla Recalling Practically All Cars Sold In China

Tesla is recalling 1.1 million electric vehicles (EVs) it sold in China as their braking could create a dangerous acceleration problem, Nora Naughton reported for Business Insider.

Photo Insert: Nearly every vehicle Tesla has ever sold in China is being recalled for a potentially dangerous braking and accelerating defect.

Nearly every vehicle Tesla has ever sold in China is being recalled for a potentially dangerous braking and accelerating defect.

A total of 1.1 million Tesla Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y vehicles are included in the recall, Chinese regulators said Friday. Tesla has sold about 1.13 million cars since it arrived in China in 2014.

This is Tesla's second large recall this year.

In the US, Elon Musk's electric car company issued a recall in February on the more than 360,000 Teslas equipped with its Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. The company began rolling out an over-the-air fix in March.

Tesla plans to fix the issue with an over-the-air software update, which will allow drivers to have more control over their regenerative braking system, which is at the core of the recall.

Without more control over this system, which harnesses excess energy created when a driver takes their foot off the accelerator, drivers can experience unintended acceleration, Chinese regulators said.

The recall in China comes amid a tough year in the Asian market for Tesla. After hefty price cuts at the start of the year, Tesla owners in China fretted about missing out on these discounts.

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