I appreciate that it rankles the hacker in most (myself included) when Intel blows a fuse or Tesla flashes firmware to price discriminate.

But the math on whether more or less EVs get sold because the high-end subsidizes the mid-range, how that affects consumers and the environment, where this all sits legally?

Almost certainly complicated AF. It seems a bit hasty to consider just one data point out of that insane Pareto topology and call it good.