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Re:Tesla’s $10k-Cheaper Model S, X Are Software Locked for L... by Incipient on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @10:14PM (#37156343)
Depends how telsa implemented it. If it locks out 27% of the cells entirely, then if you charge to 73%, it will charge those remaining cells to 100% each, rather than spreading it out over the whole pack, and charging each cell to 73%.
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Re:Tesla’s $10k-Cheaper Model S, X Are Software Locked for L... by seanmcdirmid on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @10:57PM (#37156620)
Is it possible to lock cells out using just a software lock?
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Re:Tesla’s $10k-Cheaper Model S, X Are Software Locked for L... by bryanlarsen on Thursday August 17, 2023 @09:15AM (#37161071)
They could. But it's highly unlikely. Tesla has software locked battery capacity in the past, and they did it by utilizing 100% of the cells to 73% rather than 73% of the cells to 100%.
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