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Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

and AFAIK doing so is perfectly legal,

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-23241.pdf

cracking the DRM is authorized for consumers and shops for the purposes of "diagnosis, maintenance, or repair." Not because you don't like that they locked a feature.

but then your warranty is void

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_Act

They have to prove that what you changed/did to the car directly caused the damage you're asking for a repair on. If you root the car (while technically illegal) and go in for a warranty repair on the accelerator pedal... They can't deny the warranty.

And with a Tesla, you’re probably going to wish you had that warranty one day.

Only because they seem to make it impossible to get a hold of parts... Even their own shops have issues getting parts (multi-month wait times).