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Tesla remotely extends the range of some cars to help with Irma
As Floridians in the path of Hurricane Irma rushed to evacuate last week, Tesla pushed out a software update that made it a bit easier for certain Model S and Model X owners to get out of the state.
Tesla sometimes sells cars with more hardware battery capacity than is initially available for use by customers, offering the additional capacity as a subsequent software update. For example, Tesla has sold Model S cars rated 60D—the 60 stands for 60kWh of energy storage—that actually have 75kWh batteries. Owners of these vehicles can pay Tesla $9,000 to unlock the extra 15kWh of storage capacity.
But last week, Tesla decided to temporarily make this extra capacity available even to Floridians who hadn't paid for the upgrade to ensure they had enough range to get out of Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma. A Tesla spokesperson confirmed the change to Electrek. The extra 15kWh should give the vehicles an additional 30 to 40 miles of range.
Pay to unlock the full potential of your battery.
(Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday September 12 2017, @11:56PM (2 children)
Climate bullshit aside, this is a very smart move. Great way for Tesla to build their brand. Because they let their customers drive out of the bad weather. And a great opportunity to upsell. When you offer a free trial, you want to upsell. But sometimes it looks desperate. Tesla doesn't look desperate doing this. They make their customers look desperate. Smart cookies! 🇺🇸
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 13 2017, @02:38AM
Someone is getting too comfortable with their own troll account.
(Score: 2) by meustrus on Wednesday September 13 2017, @05:54PM
This post is missing the affectations I have come to enjoy. Where's the realDonaldTrump I've come to expect? #MakeDTGreatAgain
If there isn't at least one reference or primary source, it's not +1 Informative. Maybe the underused +1 Interesting?