Tesla Battery Gossip cut n paste
As Florida residents fled Hurricane Irma over the weekend, some Tesla owners got a little surprise from the auto maker to help them get out of the danger zone. On Saturday, Tesla began pushing a so...
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fj12ryder wrote:
FWIW I have no problems with what is done as long as people know about it and are informed about it when they purchase the car. IOW it should all be upfront, no surprises.
To me this whole thing sounds like people had no idea that the battery they have is the same as the more powerful battery, but was software inhibited.
They are not only made aware of it but costumers actually like it because it is an easy upgrade if there commute changes later and they need more range. What you may be referring to is that it was a surprize for many of the S60 owners when they went out to their cars and found they had gained about 20 percent range overnight. It actually all started with one person reaching out to Tesla asking if it was possible as he wasn't sure of the Status of the superchargers along his evac route. I have read various versions of this. Best to check it out on the Tesla Forum.
For what its worth the electric vehicle users had less difficulty with the Evac as there were no long lines for the various charge centres along the EVAC route as opposed to gas stations with long lines and no gas. It is a lesson for the future though. As EV penetration increases the build out of charging infrastructure will have to keep up, especially along evac routes from various regions states, provinces and countries.
