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by fiddlerwoaroof 1823 days ago
It’s possible to repair Teslas, if you can get the parts: https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2019/04/08/with-blowtorches-...

It sounds like Massachusetts is pushing for laws to make it even easier: https://grist.org/politics/tesla-want-to-fix-your-own-massac...

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So this reminds me of the dude that was doing repairs on teslas from a few years ago -- The Rogue Tesla Mechanic Resurrecting Salvaged Cars [0]. He runs a channel called Rich Rebuilds[1] (I'm not a subscriber) a company in New Hampshire that specializes in repairing Teslas, and has a recent video on his relationship with Tesla (and the community of fans)[2] (which I haven't seen yet, but watching now).

I don't follow this channel but I do not remember Tesla being particularly encouraging of the trend, similar to other defacto closed ecosystems. They're definitely not egregious but just a little bit closed-by-default.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuAMczraBIM

[1]: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfV0_wbjG8KJADuZT2ct4SA

[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PWlkAZCojg