Yep, same here. I planned to buy a Tesla for environmental reasons when my current 15-year-old car gives up the ghost, but I had no clue about the sort of shenanigans described here.
There is absolutely no way I'd knowingly "buy" a car [or other major product, for that matter] which was subject to this sort of postsale unilateral manipulation on the part of the manufacturer / seller.
To my way of thinking, it's similar, but much worse, than the situation with HOAs [which I also decline to support]
edit: I'd already started switching to bike for commute and errands; now I'm even more inclined to continue in that direction rather than look to EVs
There is absolutely no way I'd knowingly "buy" a car [or other major product, for that matter] which was subject to this sort of postsale unilateral manipulation on the part of the manufacturer / seller.
To my way of thinking, it's similar, but much worse, than the situation with HOAs [which I also decline to support]
edit: I'd already started switching to bike for commute and errands; now I'm even more inclined to continue in that direction rather than look to EVs