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"New Car Smell" blamed for Tesla crash (blog.sfgate.com)
7 points by bcsmith 4508 days ago
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tylerlh 4508 days ago
The driver must have gotten a defective model since I'm guessing his windows didn't work...
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bhartzer 4508 days ago
"the car had a strong, new-car smell that prompted him to use a baking soda car freshener in it" So it was the baking soda new car smell that caused him to fall asleep, not just the new car smell. I know, technicalities....
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