--- title: "Court Finds Tesla Guilty of Nerfing Battery Performance in Software Update" description: "A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty for limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via  software update, as Electrek reports. " date: "2021-05-25" modified: "2021-05-25" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/court-tesla-guilty-nerfing-battery-performance" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "norway" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Court Finds Tesla Guilty of Nerfing Battery Performance in Software Update ![A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty for limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via  software update, as Electrek reports. ]() *\Image: Futurism\* ## Cannot Stop the Battery A court in Norway has found Tesla guilty of limiting charging speeds and battery capacity via software update, [*Electrek* reports](). Barring an appeal, Tesla will have to pay $16,000 to any Norwegian drivers whose Teslas were affected by the update — roughly 10,000 customers, [according to Norwegian online newspaper *Nettavisen*](). In fact, in *Electrek*'s analysis, the case could lead to similar charges in other countries as well — meaning that this is a legal decision that could potentially send shockwaves through Tesla's worldwide operation. ## Range Drop Several Model S and X models that were discontinued in 2016 were affected by a range drop, which equated to between 12 and 30 miles. The update dates back to the car company's 2019.16.1 and .2 software updates. More than 30 customers in Norway came forward with the case, which went ahead as Tesla Norway did not come forward with a response, according to *Nettavisen*. It's hard what to say what Tesla plans to do, as the Elon Musk-led company dissolved its PR department last year. ## Path Forward Tesla will have to pay out by May 31 or appeal the case by June 17 to the Oslo Conciliation Board, according to *Nettavisen*. "It is extremely ridiculous of Tesla as a large publicly traded company not to show up at the conciliation board when there are over 30 customers who have complained about it," CEO of consumer advocacy group Bilklager.no Torbjørn Stølen told the newspaper, as translated by Google Translate. "It is downright ridiculous," he added. **READ MORE:** [Tesla is found guilty of throttling charging speed, asked to pay $16,000 to thousands of owners]() \[*Electrek*\] **More on Tesla:** *[Elon Musk Congratulates Ford on Electric F-150]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()