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During one of the last few hurricanes, Tesla did an OTA update that unlocked extra range for people trying to leave. I seem to remember it being something like
by floatrock 6y ago
During one of the last few hurricanes, Tesla did an OTA update that unlocked extra range for people trying to leave.
I seem to remember it being something like the hardware capacity is one number but there's a software upsell that you normally need to pay to unlock full capacity. But it may have also been a "we'll push the normal operating parameters to give you this extra boost", don't quite remember.
- szhu 6y agoTesla sells two versions of that car, one with longer range, even though they have identical hardware. During the hurricane, they lifted the software cap on the shorter-range version.
- battery_cowboy 6y agoWith their Powerpack products, Tesla oversizes the inverters and capacity a bit to deal with reduced capacity over time, so if you have a 1 MWh battery, they might install 1.15 MWh and limit to 1 MWh so that in 20 years it still has a 1 MWh capability.
- aeyes 6y agoTesla has a very minimal top buffer though, it is only used to offset the known degradation of the new battery. After 6-9 months you'll have no top buffer left. You can tell because charging from 99 to 100% is at extremely low amps and takes forever.