NHTSA Tesla (Division of Motor Vehicles)
| Multi Request | NHTSA Tesla |
| Submitted | July 31, 2023 |
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From: Jason Koebler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
News reports show Tesla had a secret team dedicated to suppress car driving range complaints: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/tesla-batteries-range/
Therefore, I request the following:
- Any incident reports, consumer complaints, or investigation reports about Tesla battery range filed in the calendar year 2023 (Include all attachments, emails, recordings, and photos, if applicable)
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 1, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Division of Motor Vehicles
Jason Koebler
Muckrock News
Dept. 150076
263 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Dear Mr. Koebler:
Your Access to Public Records Act ("APRA") request to the Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles ("DMV") dated October 16, 2023, has been referred to me for response. In your message of October 16, 2023, you indicated that your request is a follow-up to an earlier one dated July 31, 2023. The DMV has no record of your earlier request, however, and your October 16th correspondence was actually located in the junk e-mail folder of the individual who is the former legal counsel at the DMV. Pursuant to R.I.G.L. §§ 38-2-3(e) and 38-2-7(a), the DMV is responding to your APRA request within ten (10) business days of receipt of your request. Per your instructions, this response is being provided via email to: requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>.
I have consulted with the appropriate DMV personnel regarding your request for the following records:
"- Any incident reports, consumer complaints, or investigation reports about Tesla battery range filed in the calendar year 2023 (Include all attachments, emails, recordings, and photos, if applicable)"
The DMV does not maintain any records responsive to your request.
Please be advised that R.I.G.L. § 38-2-8 provides, inter alia, that a person or entity denied the right to inspect a record of a public body may petition the chief administrative officer of that public body (for DMV: Thomas A. Verdi, Director, Department of Revenue) for a review of determinations made by his or her subordinate, may file a complaint with the Department of Attorney General, or institute proceedings for injunctive or declaratory relief in the Superior Court of the county where the record(s) are maintained.
Sincerely,
Roger R. Demers, Esq.
Chief of Legal Services
Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles
600 New London Avenue
Cranston, RI 02920
(401) 462-1208
roger.demers@dmv.ri.gov<mailto:roger.demers@dmv.ri.gov>
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