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Tesla must pay 115 Model S drivers after courts upheld claims over reduced charging speeds following a 2019 update. Norway’s Supreme Court rejected the final appeal, confirming compensation of 50,000 kroner per vehicle.
118 Tesla owners in Norway had sued the company after the charging speed was reduced following a software update of the Model S in 2019. The reduction in charging speed concerned only Model S with an 85 kWh battery produced in the years 2013–2015. And they won. The Borgarting Court of Appeal ordered Tesla to grant four Tesla owners discounts of 50,000 Norwegian kroner (approx. 4,300 euros) each.
Why only four? Because they had been selected from the group of Tesla owners suing to lead the case. But the plaintiffs and carmaker apparently came to an agreement that the ruling would apply to the other 100+ Tesla owners as well. Only, the EV maker refused to pay.
So the case went to the Oslo District Court, which agreed with the plaintiffs, saying all Model S owners who had sued were eligible for the 50,000 kroner compensation. Tesla’s appeal was then rejected by the Borgarting Court of Appeal and now by the Supreme Court.
That means the remaining 115 Model S owners will receive a total of 5.75 million kroner in compensation.
