Tesla sued in federal court for allegedly misrepresenting range of its electric vehicles

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A lawsuit seeking class-action status on behalf of three owners of Tesla vehicles in California was filed this week, alleging that the company grossly undervalued how far the cars could travel on a single battery charge.

was filed this week, alleging that the company grossly undervalued how far the cars could travel on a single battery charge.

The suit is seeking monetary damages and a court order barring Tesla from making false claims about its vehicles' range. Plaintiffs allege that Tesla falsely advertised the ranges of its cars and "grossly overvalued" the range when selling them to customers, in some instances stating ranges that were 26 percent over the actual average range. The X sign that was put up at the San Francisco headquarters of "X," formerly known as Twitter racked up over $4,000 in fines.

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