Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars in Florida

Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by newman8r on Saturday September 09, 2017 @11:26PM (#15210412)

I wonder if you could get around it with a relay and some resistors to trick the system into thinking the charge is lower than it actually is

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Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by extrapickles on Sunday September 10, 2017 @01:05AM (#15210745)

That's a good way to get a lithium fire. Lithium batteries need careful monitoring to charge correctly. To give you an idea, 4.2V is 80% charged for a chemistry I worked with. 100% is 4.23V, so you don't have much margin for error.

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Re:Tesla flips a switch to increase the range of some cars i... by lgats on Sunday September 10, 2017 @11:28AM (#15212599)

You can get around it by placing your car in trip mode- which allows for a higher charging capacity

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