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Tesla whistleblower complaint about solar fires is part of evidence in federal safety investigation



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A solar panel is displayed on a wall near signage at the entrance of the new Tesla Inc. showroom in New York.Mark Kauzlarich | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA U.S. federal agency is considering as evidence a former Tesla employee’s complaint about how the company managed and communicated about fire risks and defects in its solar installations, CNBC has learned from documents received through a Freedom of Information Act request.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is proceeding with an investigation and has also interviewed the former Tesla employee who filed the complaint in spring 2019, Steven Henkes, who was then …

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