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Tesla Updates Model S Software As a Precaution Against Unsafe Charging

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. 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.

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    Hoist Number One and Number Six.