Tesla to cap battery at 80% charge in high-usage Supercharger stations to increase site throughput

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 24, 2019 Tesla has recently announced that it is rolling out an update to improve the throughput of its busiest Superchargers stations in North America by up to 34%. With the new optimizations in place, the electric car maker’s expansive charging network would be capable of serving significantly more …

Tesla rolls out location-based activation preferences for Sentry Mode

By Simon Alvarez Posted on May 21, 2019 Tesla has started rolling out Sentry Mode preferences to its vehicles, giving owners more control of their electric cars’ built-in security system. The new Sentry Mode options were reported by Tesla owners whose vehicles recently received the company’s 2019.16.2 firmware update. Screenshots shared by the Tesla community …

Tesla’s Advanced Summon update is almost ready for release, says Elon Musk

By Dacia J. Ferris Posted on May 20, 2019 Tesla’s remote control feature for car retrieval, known as Advanced Summon, is almost ready for release. In a recent update on Twitter, CEO Elon Musk noted both the impending timeline and that he was personally testing the self-driving feature over the weekend himself. Advanced Summon is …