(CNN) – Jamie Lynn Spears called Tesla “a secret cat killer” and CEO Elon Musk said he owed her some cats.
The 29-year-old actress, singer and sister of Britney Spears said in an Instagram video that has since been removed that more than one of her cats was attacked by a Tesla they had never heard of. Teslas, like other electric cars, run quieter than vehicles with gas-powered engines.
“We have lost now – I do not want to tell you how many cats it is – because they do not hear the Tesla crutch and unfortunate things are happening and it is really devastating and tragic for all involved,” she said according to her Instagram post. said. to several news reports that saved the video.
“Elon Musk, let’s find out,” she said. “You owe me some cats.”
Spears recommended that Teslas emit sounds that bother animals so they move out of the way. She suggested that this update would ensure that animals “are not caught off guard and that things do not end in a very tragic way.”
It appears that Teslas and other electric cars will have to do so from September 2020. The U.S. National Traffic Safety Administration now requires electric cars to emit noises of at least 43 decibels when driving at a speed of less than 18.6. miles per hour. It’s about the amount of noise your dishwasher makes.
Spears later stepped back from her initial post in another Instagram post – which she also deleted. She said she “did not overpower any cats” and that Tesla could not be blamed, several news outlets reported. The actress also made it clear that “user error is indeed involved.”
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