This story comes from an independent Tesla mechanic: a customer of his bought a 3rd-hand Tesla model 60. At some point in the past, the battery pack was replaced by Tesla under warranty with an improved battery from a model 90 (presumably because they didn't have any model 60 batteries in stock - Tesla's supply chain is renowned), and it would seem that someone forgot to downgrade the battery to the correct capacity.
Some time later, the car was rebadged as a model 90 to reflect its new-found capacity. Fast-forward to recently, when the latest owner brought the car in for some service at Tesla. After the owner got home, somebody at Tesla called him to say that they noticed the car was running an incorrect battery and remotely connected to the car to downgrade the battery in the car's software to return it to model 60 capacity. This took 80 miles off the range
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Here's the Twitter thread if you want to read the whole thing:
What do you think? Are Tesla being mean and petty? Covering their ass in case of some liability? Should the latest owner have done some checks before he bought the car? What about the person who rebadged the car, should they share some blame?
I must be honest, I don't like Musk, his cars or any of the stories I've heard about their customer service. If I had the money to buy one, I don't think I would
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