Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, has appeared to joke about whistleblowers on Twitter in the wake of high-profile lawsuits against the electric carmaker brought by current and former staff.
The billionaire urged his 65 million Twitter followers to “Blow the whistle on Tesla!” and included a link to a branded “Cyberwhistle” for sale in the company’s online shop.
Despite being priced at $50 (38), the stainless steel whistle had apparently sold out online within minutes, with many of Musk’s Twitter followers tweeting to say they had bought the item, which is shaped like Tesla’s futuristic Cybertruck vehicle.
In a follow-up tweet, the 50-year-old, who is also the owner of Space X, told his followers: “Don’t waste your money on that silly Apple Cloth, buy our whistle instead!”, referring to Apple’s recently unveiled polishing cloth, which is on sale at the firm’s UK online store for 19.
Tesla has faced several lawsuits in the US in recent months from current and former employees, some of whom have complained of harassment while at work.
A federal court in California ordered Tesla in October to pay almost $137m in damages to a black former employee who said he endured racial abuse while working at the firm’s main factory in Fremont.
Owen Diaz, a former contracted elevator operator, had complained of racial abuse while working at the plant between 2015 and 2016.
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