Tesla Model S software update will make it 'impossible' to drive too far from a charger
Elon Musk just revealed the full details on Tesla’s proposed fix for the “range anxiety” that could be stopping consumers from purchasing a Model S. As we’ve said before, the perceived issue affects all electric vehicles, but Musk and Tesla have every interest in erasing it from the minds of car shoppers.
According to Musk, the answer has two parts. Software version 2.0 will introduce a new Range Assurance application, which will run constantly in the background — even when turn-by-turn navigation isn’t being used — communicating in real time with Tesla’s network of superchargers and destination chargers. Range Assurance will discard chargers that are in heavy use, but more importantly, it will warn a Model S driver when they stray too…
Source:: The Verge
