Tesla Backtracks On Asking $4.5K To Unlock Model S Range After Web Outrage via insideevs.com
The owner of a 2013 Tesla Model S 60 claims the automaker software-limited his car's battery remotely for no reason, which led to the EV losing some 80 miles of range.
However, Tesla replaced the battery under warranty years ago with a 90-kWh pack, likely because it had no 60-kWh packs available at that point, and allowed the owner at the time to make full use of the larger battery. Fast forward to the present and the current owner, who is a customer of Hughes' company, took his Model S to a Tesla service forEverything went smoothly, except that later on, Tesla reps called the owner to let him know they found and fixed a configuration mistake with the car.
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