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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by jdsully on Thursday September 23, 2021 @02:45PM (#28633411)
The model 3 price is $13,500 just for parts which still fits with the theme of the story. Arguing over invoices is just a diversion from the real issue of repairability. Everyone agrees replacing the battery is crazy expensive - especially when a simple fix is possible.
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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by xedeon on Thursday September 23, 2021 @04:22PM (#28634751)
That narrative is really not true. Tesla provides the resources for repairs and parts just like other U.S. auto manufacturers.

Anything that deals with the high-voltage (HV) systems need to be certified for obvious safety and liability reasons.

Tesla Parts Catalog https://epc.tesla.com/en

Service and Diagnostic website https://service.tesla.com/

You can access "Service and Repair Information" and even "Diagnostic Software" and pay by the hour, day, month or year...

Some manufacturers won't even provide some of these to individuals and only makes them available to dealerships.

My friend and I just performed maintenance on our Model 3s. We changed the A/C filter and cleaned the condenser and serviced the brakes. I just ordered the parts from the Tesla app and did everything in my garage.

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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by jdsully on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:38PM (#28637719)
The provide some parts and some documentation but nowhere near the extent of legacy manufacturers.
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Re:Tesla pushes U.S. to boost fuel economy penalties by xedeon on Friday September 24, 2021 @01:27AM (#28638916)
Do you have some legitimate examples? Please share them. HV parts excluded as I stated above.

Here is an example of an owner ordering a 2021 center console from Tesla so he can upgrade his older model year car.

https://youtu.be/6TOnzrrkxDc

I’ve done many other retrofit upgrades and repairs to my Teslas.

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