Tesla Faces DOJ Investigation Over Claims of Exaggerated Vehicle Range and Safety

DOJ investigating Tesla after report it created team to divert customer complaints about exaggerated vehicle driving range claims
Probe comes amid other issues - unsuccessful FSD launch, criminal probe into Autopilot claims
DOJ subpoenaed docs related to Autopilot, FSD, personal benefits, vehicle range, personnel
Tesla to exceed $7-9B target for capital expenditures this year, hopes to return to target in 2 years
Tesla starting larger-scale advertising which could attract more regulatory scrutiny if claims deemed deceptive