A Norwegian court has found Tesla guilty of limiting charging speed and battery capacity by updating the software, Electrek reports.
Except for one call, Tesla will have to pay $ 16,000 to any Norwegian driver whose Tesla car has been affected by this upgrade. That means about 10,000 customers, according to the online publication Nettavisen.
In fact, in analyzes Electrek, the case could lead to similar fees in other countries. Which means this is a legal decision that could make real waves of shock throughout Tesla’s worldwide operation.
Several Model S and X models that were discontinued in 2016 were affected by a decrease in range, which amounted to between 12 and 30 miles. The change dates back to the company’s 2019.16.1 and .2 software updates.
More than 30 customers in Norway have filed this case, which has continued because Tesla’s representative office in Norway has not responded, according to Nettavisen.
It is difficult to say what Tesla intends to do, as the company led by Elon Musk dissolved its PR department last year.
Tesla will have to pay by May 31 or appeal until June 17 at the Oslo Conciliation Council, according to Nettavisen.
“It is extremely ridiculous that Tesla, a large listed company, does not appear before the Conciliation Board, when there are over 30 customers who have complained about this,” the CEO of the support group told the publication. of consumers Bilklager.no, Torbjørn Stølen.
Tesla has come under scrutiny by investigators. His license is at risk of being suspended
A California regulator said Monday it is considering whether Tesla violated the regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver assistance systems as “automatic pilot”.
Since the announcement by the company of its advanced assistance system, there have been many accidents in the world with Tesla cars, which investigators believe would have had no one in the driver’s seat, and passengers would have relied exclusively on the driver of the car, who would have been promoted in a way that suggests he can drive the car alone.
Although, officially, the company says on its website that the driver assistance function does not offer autonomy to the car, Elon Musk, CEO of the giant car manufacturer, promotes the term “autopilot” in his messages posted on Twitter, where he has over 50 millions of followers.
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