"New Car Smell" blamed for Tesla crash(blog.sfgate.com)

blog.sfgate.com

http://blog.sfgate.com/energy/2014/02/07/tesla-driver-blames-fatal-crash-on-new-car-smell/

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The driver must have gotten a defective model since I'm guessing his windows didn't work...

"the car had a strong, new-car smell that prompted him to use a baking soda car freshener in it" So it was the baking soda new car smell that caused him to fall asleep, not just the new car smell. I know, technicalities....