Tesla whistleblower Christina Balan slammed the company’s owner and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, calling him “pure evil" and claiming that she was fired from the automobile company after raising safety concerns.
This came after a panel of judges in California reversed a previous decision to dismiss Balan’s defamation claim against Tesla on Thursday, according to BBC. Balan said she intends to sue Musk over her alleged firing from the company.
Balan said she had expressed concerns over an alleged design flaw involving curled floor mats beneath the pedals, which she said could affect the braking in a Tesla vehicle. She worked for the Tesla Model S. The engineer was once so prominent at Tesla that her initials were engraved on the batteries inside Model S vehicles, according to BBC.
However, after voicing her concerns, Balan said managers rebuffed her concerns, became hostile, and she lost her job. In 2014, she was allegedly...
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