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Tesla Now Wants $1,000 For Its Dumb Yoke Steering Wheel
Tesla Now Wants $1,000 For Its Dumb Yoke Steering Wheel-June 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:53

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wheel is back and, a $1,000 for the option on a Model S or Model X, it’s more expensive than ever.

Tesla’s steering yoke has been plague with issues, particularly from and. It’s bad enough that the yok caused the Model S on Consumer Reports “Best Cars” list. Bad enough that one company actually an aftermarket part for the yoke that turned it back into a regular steering wheel.

Tesla Model S

It all came to a head when Tesla started to after spending two years selling the yoke standard on the Model S and Model X. Affected owners who clamored for a chance to get a regular wheel, so Tesla decided to start to swap their wheel back to the tune of $700; meanwhile the company was still for the yoke as recently as spring of 2023.

Fast forward five months and the yoke is still around. This time though, Tesla wants $1,000 for it on both the Model S and Model X, regardless of trim.

Could this be a last desperate attempt by the automaker to get someone, anyone, to open their wallet for one of this pointless feature? Sadly, no. the coming Cybertruck has been spotted equipped with the yoke and that it could have the yoke as it’s sole steering option.

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