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Tesla odometer uses “predictive algorithms” to void warranty, lawsuit claims (arstechnica.com)
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The lead plaintiff in the case, Nyree Hinton, bought a used Model Y with less than 37,000 miles (59,546 km) on the odometer. Within six months, it had pushed past the 50,000-mile (80,467 km) mark, at which point the car's bumper-to-bumper warranty expired. (Like virtually all EVs, Tesla powertrains have a separate warranty that lasts much longer.)

For this six-month period, Hinton says his Model Y odometer gained 13,228 miles (21,288 km). By comparison, averages of his three previous vehicles showed that with the same commute, he was only driving 6,086 miles (9,794 km) per 6 months.

Edit: I just want to point out that I just learned that changing your tires to ones of a different diameter can also affect how your spedometer clocks. So yeah, this issue is full of nuance and plausible things as to why this could not be true.

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[–] invertedspear@lemm.ee 37 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Really needs to back this up with some corroborating evidence like Google maps location timeline or something. I don’t trust Tesla, but I also know when I switched to EV I started making excuses to drive everywhere. Practically free miles and great acceleration made driving a joy again. Also my wife and I would often swap vehicles if she had some errand across town to save on gas. Combined that out way more miles in my EV than I had been putting on the previous gas car.

If all this guy did is commute, then he likely has a case, but I really question that.

[–] weew@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago

Yeah I'll be honest, I surprised myself when I bought my EV and my odometer went up a whole lot faster than it used to

My previous car wasn't easy on gas so I instinctively used it sparingly. With my EV I actually do drive a lot more and I'm volunteering to be the driver for group trips and stuff much more often...

[–] orcrist@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

Now now. There is a time to present that data, and that time is discovery, which has not yet begun.

I know you want to judge the case now, but the legal system insists that you wait until the proper time, when both sides are gathering evidence and sharing it with each other.