Re:The Tesla Bricking Story? It’s Nonsense
by Kaedon on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @04:25PM
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If anything, this confirms the other post. Making the parallel between standard automobiles and the Tesla makes some sense to me, as does comparing motorcycles to the Tesla. I feel like even given these comparisons, it does not seem acceptable that they can permanently brick in the way that they do. I can understand why the owners would feel upset.
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Re:The Tesla Bricking Story? It’s Nonsense
by bryanlarsen on Thursday February 23, 2012 @05:03AM
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Do you think it's acceptable that Ford will not honour their warranty if you don't change the oil in your car?
Re:The Tesla Bricking Story? It’s Nonsense
by Kaedon on Thursday February 23, 2012 @01:09PM
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I think that it would have been reasonable for Ford to honor the warranty for cars in the Model T era. Fully electric vehicles have not been around long enough for it to be common knowledge that draining a battery is as serious an offensive as never changing the oil in your car. I understand the reasons that they aren't honoring the warranty. I think that Tesla could consider replacing the battery for the early adopters that got surprised by this and make it more clear to future consumers that bricking can happen.