The directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla CEO Elon Musk, this person said.
The lawsuit's three plaintiffs cite occasions when their Teslas didn't achieve close to their advertised ranges and said they had complained to the company without success.
The lawsuit states: "Had Tesla honestly advertised its electric vehicle ranges, consumers either would not have purchased Tesla model vehicles, or else would have paid substantially less for them."
The complaint seeks class-action status to represent "all persons in California who purchased a new Tesla Model 3, Model S, Model Y, and Model X vehicle."
A California Tesla owner also filed a proposed consumer class action in April after Reuters reported that Tesla employees had shared on an internal messaging system sensitive images and videos captured by cars' cameras.
Persons:
Pascal, Tesla, Elon Musk, Adam A, Edwards, Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, James Porter, Hyunjoo Jin, Mike Scarcella, Steve Stecklow, Kevin Krolicki, Edwina Gibbs
Organizations:
REUTERS, Wednesday, Northern, Northern District of, Reuters, Tesla, California Tesla, Thomson
Locations:
Chateauvillain, France, California, U.S, Northern District, Northern District of California, Nevada, Petaluma , California