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This has got to be one of the worst clickbait headlines in HN history, and this is an achievement. This is what happened. Person A has his tesla serviced, tesla
by hristov 4y ago
This has got to be one of the worst clickbait headlines in HN history, and this is an achievement. This is what happened. Person A has his tesla serviced, tesla increases his range by mistake. Person A puts a wrong decal on the tesla and illegally and fraudulently sells it as a car with an increased range to person B. The car eventually gets to person C, who takes the tesla to service where they correct the mistake.
So sorry, there is no ransoming. Just a bit of old fashioned fraud, and not on the part of Tesla.
- crooked-v 4y ago> illegally and fraudulently How so? The car clearly had increased range at the time of sale. Tesla clearly approved of it at the time or they wouldn't have let it happen, and companies sure as hell don't get to take back stuff after years of condoning it because it was "by mistake".
- nocman 4y ago> So sorry, there is no ransoming. Just a bit of old fashioned fraud, and not on the part of Tesla. Actually, it's just a bit of old fashioned stupidity on the part of Tesla (or, at least, on the part of one of Tesla's employees). They made the mistake when the car was owned by someone else (in fact, two someone elses ago). It would cost them basically nothing to just leave it alone, and instead they've gained a huge pile of ill will -- not only for the current owner of the car, but an internet's worth of customers and potential customers. And saying they will "fix" what they "fixed" for $4500 just makes them look even more like jerks. Really bad move on Tesla's part.