Tesla has its controversial Yoke steering wheel in its US store without comment Premium-Option made. The steering wheel that K.I.T.T. Reminiscent of “Knight Rider”, was originally the only steering wheel for the latest generations of Teslas Model S and Model X.
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The yoke steering wheel for Model S and Model X now costs in the American Tesla store 250 Dollar extra. The round steering wheel, which has only been available for retrofitting since March, is now the standard version. In the Austrian and German The yoke steering wheel is currently still included in the Tesla Store.
Retrofitting for 900 euros
The rush for the retrofit steering wheel was enormous. It was sold out after a short time (futurezone reported). Meanwhile, the steering wheel for 900 Euro about the Tesla-App again available.
The steering wheel has been controversial since safety concerns were raised. So noticed about Electrek Editor-in-Chief Fred Lambert on twitter Note that the steering wheel may make it difficult to maintain control of the vehicle on frozen roads.
