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Man buys used Tesla only to discover it's banned from Supercharger network (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This isn't a Tesla problem:

"the car is currently unsupported for supercharging and warranties are voided due to salvaged vehicle."

"I was told it was clean. The CARFAX said it was clean, and I trusted that," he said.

Tesla said it's a safety issue connecting a damaged vehicle to the powerful superchargers.

The vehicle was deemed totaled and sold to him as a normal used vehicle. I want to know what the title says, salvage or no? Not sure where he should direct his ire or legal firepower, if he has any.

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

The article states that the state confirms that the car has never had a salvage title.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

Nope, that's still a Tesla problem. They're mumbling about safety as an excuse to avoid sending electricity down a plug. It's not trivial... but it's not exactly cryptic.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Carfax is not the authority on title status. They only get what’s reported to them.

Spend a few bucks and do a title search with the state.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

The owners said Illinois Secretary of State Police investigated and confirmed it has a clean title, and has never had a salvaged title.