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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by cameronh90 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:03PM (#32242494)
In the UK, many modifications are restricted. For example, if I was to replace my halogen car headlights with LED ones, the car would be technically illegal, uninsured and fail inspection (if they notice). Exhausts can't be noisier than factory, which means in practice all aftermarket sports exhausts are illegal.

At some point, I assume modifying drive-by-wire systems will become legally restricted.

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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by HWR_14 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:30PM (#32242809)
Are those modifications illegal or is driving it on public roads after those modifications illegal?
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by muttled on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:28PM (#32242784)
In the US, for a while, car manufacturers could void your warranty over modifications. Something happened some-odd years back that made it so that they had to prove that the modification is what caused the issue to refuse service.
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by jjav on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:48PM (#32243034)
1975 Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

https://www.autocare.org/government-relations/current-issues...

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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by pskinner on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:29PM (#32244321)
Well that's just not true.
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by AinderS on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @03:14PM (#32242635)
You are talking about something subtly but crucially different. Replacing your headlights is not illegal, only the type of headlight you use is legally restricted. Modification itself is not legally restricted, only the end result.
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by kube-system on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @04:20PM (#32243442)
Yeah, a better example is modifications to homes. Those are restricted in many places in the US. I can't replace a circuit in my homes wiring, even if I follow every code.
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by marssaxman on Friday July 29, 2022 @07:13PM (#32282748)
Who is going to stop you?
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by AinderS on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @04:34PM (#32243624)
But even in that case, the restriction comes from law, not an arbitrary decision made by a private company.
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Re:Tesla remotely converts battery pack, cutting 1/3 of range by Ajedi32 on Tuesday July 26, 2022 @05:20PM (#32244203)
And there are a number of competing, qualified, third party electricians who can make the change for you. You aren't locked-in to contracting with the company which originally built the house.
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