The lead plaintiff in the case, Nyree Hinton, bought a used Model Y with less than 37,000 miles (59,546 km) on the odometer. Within six months, it had pushed past the 50,000-mile (80,467 km) mark, at which point the car’s bumper-to-bumper warranty expired. (Like virtually all EVs, Tesla powertrains have a separate warranty that lasts much longer.)

For this six-month period, Hinton says his Model Y odometer gained 13,228 miles (21,288 km). By comparison, averages of his three previous vehicles showed that with the same commute, he was only driving 6,086 miles (9,794 km) per 6 months.

Edit: I just want to point out that I just learned that changing your tires to ones of a different diameter can also affect how your spedometer clocks. So yeah, this issue is full of nuance and plausible things as to why this could not be true.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      5 days ago

      Sure. But then you’re still relying on an accurate odometer. I assumed the question was how you do it when disputing one.

      In the case of the article, the plaintiff is using prior vehicle mileage rates as countervailing evidence.

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        The plaintiff is using that as one piece evidence right now at the start of the case. Of course they can and will gather and present other evidence.