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Tesla locks 80 miles of customer’s battery range for $4,500 ransom

By electrek.co 07/26/2022 - 23:59 08/28/2023 Electrek

Tesla tried to force a customer to pay $4,500 ransom over 80 miles of range that the company software-locked in his battery pack. The automaker only started to walk back on the strategy to squeeze $4,500 out of its customers after an uproar on social media. More…