Stefan Mileschin

Throttling stopped cars from catching fire

in 2019, Tesla pushed an over-the-air update to its Model S sedans following an incident wherein the vehicle caught fire in a Hong Kong car park.

Tesla said at the time that the update will revise "charge and thermal management settings" on Model S and Model X vehicles to "help further protect the battery and improve battery longevity." However, users claimed the update reduced their maximum battery voltage, prompting them to take Tesla to court. Now, the automaker has agreed to pay up to make them go away.

The software update affected 1,743 Model S sedans in the US. The voltage limitation was temporary, but the plaintiffs experienced a 10 percent battery reduction for three months and a seven percent reduction lasting for another seven months, the plaintiffs' lawyers said.

https://fudzilla.com/news/53315-tesl...action-go-away