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Re:Why I think Tesla is building throwaway cars by maratd on Sunday March 06, 2016 @03:50PM (#11235481)
> On BMW M3 you even need a computer to "program" a new battery.

You're "calibrating" the battery. This has been around on BMWs for a long time (my 2008 535xi had this). If you replace the battery yourself and obviously can't program it in, the car will bitch endlessly, but it'll still work.

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