Tam
Well-Known Member
...The reduction, limiting and backtracking Tesla has done recently particularly to older batteries shows that they are seeing the degradation and feel it's necessary to limit down those old batteries to prevent them from suddenly fail...
The batterygate lawsuit is not about degradation but it claims Tesla wants to reduce the risk of spontaneous battery fire by making the battery less powerful (thus, reducing the range) by preventing owners from being able to charge to its fullest:
"The lawsuit points to a recent spate of Tesla battery fires, and claims that instead of informing its customers about a potential fire risk, the company "chose to go behind the backs of its customers and use software updates and throttling of the battery to avoid liability."
...But after owning my Model S for 6 years and putting 260k miles on it I have seen the effects first hand. I'm not fear mongering...
260,000 miles? The warranty counts on 12,500 miles per year but you are driving more than 40,000 miles a year!
You are scaring all those in the infinity mile battery warranty department!