Price gouging is a useful way of increasing corporate profits.

How sweet would an "open source" car be?
Standardized frame, lights, connectors, everything. You could buy the standardized parts from any manufacturer and everything would be plug and play. The cars would all be boring and similar, but they'd be dirt cheap to buy, repair, upgrade, etc.

Don't forget Elon Musk. [thedrive.com]

@barjoe . . . tesla system(s) are already modifiable (not necessarily a good thing) :

[electrek.co]
[theverge.com]
[vehiclesuggest.com]

@FearlessFly This was the part of The Drive article that irritated me and would preclude me from ever buying a Tesla.

Buying a high-voltage component from Tesla is nearly impossible. While this isn't necessarily an anti-Right to Repair stance, it certainly doesn't make the issue any easier. The real conundrum will happen later if and when Tesla discovers the non-OEM fix. Tesla's Legal page has an "Unsupported or Salvage Vehicle Policy" which covers salvaged vehicles as a whole, whether or not the reason for being salvaged is related to the high voltage battery pack. Specifically, it states that Tesla will permanently disable access to its Supercharging network for any unsupported repairs to protect its own vehicles and its repair technicians. Tesla also reportedly decided to disable fast charging using third-party chargers under the same reasoning last year.