Ians, San Francisco :
Electric Vehicle (EV) maker Tesla is under scrutiny over battery and security issues after at least two dozen complaints were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including a Chicago consumer who said his 2014 Tesla lost about 30 miles of range after a software update last May, say media reports.
The software update essentially means he needs to charge the vehicle more often-and, he has reportedly said, it also takes longer to charge up.
Federal safety regulators have begun looking into Tesla battery fires. The probe covers all Model S and Model X Tesla vehicles manufactured between 2012 and 2019 and sold in the US.
In a letter sent to the EV maker’s legal department dated 24 October, the agency demands that Tesla produce all documents that relate to “high-voltage battery fires that are not related to collision or impact damage to the battery pack” in the Model S and Model X, Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.
The software update in question was sent after a handful of battery fires in Tesla vehicles around the world, including in parked cars.
In one such instance, in San Francisco, an unplugged Model S ignited while parked overnight in a residential garage, according to a report in Chicago Sun-Times.
Electric Vehicle (EV) maker Tesla is under scrutiny over battery and security issues after at least two dozen complaints were filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), including a Chicago consumer who said his 2014 Tesla lost about 30 miles of range after a software update last May, say media reports.
The software update essentially means he needs to charge the vehicle more often-and, he has reportedly said, it also takes longer to charge up.
Federal safety regulators have begun looking into Tesla battery fires. The probe covers all Model S and Model X Tesla vehicles manufactured between 2012 and 2019 and sold in the US.
In a letter sent to the EV maker’s legal department dated 24 October, the agency demands that Tesla produce all documents that relate to “high-voltage battery fires that are not related to collision or impact damage to the battery pack” in the Model S and Model X, Los Angeles Times reported on Friday.
The software update in question was sent after a handful of battery fires in Tesla vehicles around the world, including in parked cars.
In one such instance, in San Francisco, an unplugged Model S ignited while parked overnight in a residential garage, according to a report in Chicago Sun-Times.
