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Tesla Updates Model S Software As a Precaution Against Unsafe Charging

Posted by timothy on from the belt-and-suspenders-and-superglue dept.

zlives writes "Tesla Motors has maintained that the most recent fire involving one of its Model S electric vehicles isn't the result of a vehicle or battery malfunction, but the company is still addressing the situation with a software fix, according to Green Car Reports. The California-based automaker has added a software function that automatically reduces the charge current by about 25 percent when power from the charging source fluctuates outside of a certain range, Green Car Reports says, citing the Twitter feed from an Apple employee, @ddenboer, who owns a Model S. You can read the text of the update below."

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  1. Tesla can't fix the basic problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We all know electricity is dangerous. That's why they have those voltage and shock warnings.

    Electric cars are therefore dangerous too.

    Thus the only solution is to ban all dangerous electricity.

    1. Re:Tesla can't fix the basic problem by Stargoat · · Score: 5, Funny

      If electricity is outlawed, only outlaws and Nikola Tesla will have electricity.

      --
      Hoist Number One and Number Six.
    2. Re:Tesla can't fix the basic problem by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I have 20,000 volts, and I'm not afraid to use them!

  2. Re:makes me want to own a Tesla... by ArtForz · · Score: 3, Funny

    "This light switch caused my house to explode!"
    "Huh?"
    "Well, there also was that gas leak, but that wasn't a problem until I flipped that switch."