“Rogue Tesla Mechanic” Unveils How Tesla Can and Will Disable Features After Purchase

Did You Know?

Tesla reserves the right to seem legal compensation if someone modifies their own car to enable supercharging or third party charging.

A Brand Lightyears ahead

When it comes to innovative thinking in the automotive market, Tesla is certainly in the conversation. The brand has essentially revolutionized the way that we look at the automobile. However, it’s hard to have something consist entirely of sunshine and rainbows without some naysayers.

The Angriest Enthusiast of them all

Perhaps, one of the biggest naysayers with some of Tesla’s practices would be a guy by the name of Rich Rebuilds. Most know him as the “Rogue Tesla mechanic” who just wanted to work on the cars. Many would consider him responsible for revealing to the world that Tesla really doesn’t want anyone working on their cars outside of their own approved facilities.

Rich holds an interesting position when it comes to the brand. He has developed a persona of being one of the most prominent folks to speak out against Tesla. On the other hand, though, he also seems to be a pretty big Tesla enthusiast. He even says that he holds stock in the company.

An All-New Problem with Tesla

This time, it seems as if he’s diving into another Tesla topic that might be a bit controversial. In this one, it’s revealed to us that Tesla might just have a little bit more control than their customers think. In fact, Rich even goes so far as arguing that even though one buys a Tesla, they never really own it. Instead, Tesla seems to keep their hands on the reins the entire time. This comes in the form of controlling what features a Tesla owner has access to, even after they buy the car.

Many of the “options” available with Tesla are simple software updates. This means that Tesla can not only sell the same feature several times. They also have a reach that is unparalleled in the automotive industry.

In this one, Rich speaks a little bit about the controversial tendencies of Tesla to void a car’s ability to be charged. Long story short, the brand is disabling cars that don’t seem to be fit to use their network and even some other networks.

The idea behind it seems to be an avoidance of a tarnished brand due to incompetent mechanics. However, Rich seems to think that it goes just a little bit deeper than that.