It has been claimed in a class-action lawsuit that Tesla's over-the-air updates have decreased the driving range of the Tesla Model S sedan and its sibling, the similarly manufactured Tesla Model X, by as much as 20%. At times, the legitimate firm addressing the offended parties guarantees the batteries have been made inoperable, costing Tesla proprietors up to $15,000 for a substitution.
The original 35-page class action complaint was discovered by CarBuzz, but no specific model years are mentioned. Up to this point, four offended parties are involved, and the vehicles incorporate two 2013 Tesla Model S P85+ models, a 2021 Model S, and a pre-owned Model S bought in 2022 with next to no extra subtleties. No Model Xs are remembered for their administrative work. However, the legal firm (Hagens Berman) probably anticipates that an owner of this particular model will soon join the bandwagon due to the close relationship between the two vehicles.
Tesla is the subject of five allegations. The first concern is that over-the-air updates do not require permission before being applied to the vehicle. When Tesla owners wake up, they frequently discover that their vehicles have been upgraded overnight via their home Wi-Fi. When Tesla asks for permission, it often doesn't give the customer enough information to help them make an informed decision. The vehicle cannot go back to the previous software version, which the owners claimed gave them more range, after it has been updated.
The second claim made by Hagens Berman is that third-party aftermarket software packages that reset a vehicle to an earlier software package confirm that the range has been lost or that it cannot fully charge. The lawyers say that these upgrades from third parties show that it is possible to go back to an earlier version of the software. As a result, when Tesla claims that this is impossible, it is deceiving its customers.
Hagens Bergman Tesla's insistence that its batteries last a lifetime is the third complaint. According to Tesla's Impact Report, after a lifetime of use, its batteries only degrade by 12 percent. It's important to note that the definition may cause some confusion, which is not unusual for the controversial EV manufacturer. Tesla believes a vehicle's lifetime is roughly 200,000 miles in the USA and 150,000 miles in the UK. To the proprietor, "lifetime" may mean the casual meaning of the word, which is fundamentally only seemingly forever.
Tesla's alleged knowledge that software upgrades do result in fewer miles is the fourth claim. Tesla must be aware of Hagens Berman's issue because there are numerous public complaints about it on blogs and forums.
In 2019, Tesla was finally taken to court over this matter, where it eventually reached a settlement. The lawyers say that this shows that the manufacturer of the electric vehicle knew about this problem for a long time.
The claim was recorded on May 12, 2023, in the US Region Court for the Northern Area of California under the PC Extortion and Misuse Act. It's the below-average activity documented in the US Region Court for the Northern Area of California in numerous months following claims about an attack on protection.
From both a compensatory and punitive damages perspective, it will be interesting to see how this develops. A new battery will cost anywhere from $500 to $15,000 in compensatory damages if a jury decides in their favor. However, punitive damages are primarily intended to serve as an example and can easily reach millions of dollars.
Even though the lawsuit is interesting, we doubt it will end Tesla. It is the world's most valuable automobile manufacturer and has some of the industry's most devoted customers.
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