Irma颶風正朝著美國本土而來
佛羅里達的居民目前正在向北撤離中
在佛羅里達有很多Tesla車主，他們目前是依靠超級充電站撤離
有些S/X 60/60D車主發現他們的車子續航里程變的比平常多了
這是因為Tesla遠端解鎖了在颶風影響範圍內車輛的里程
S/X 60/60D的車主原本可以付費解鎖他們的車子以獲取更高的續航力
(這些車輛搭載的是75kWh的電池，用軟體鎖定在60kWh)
升級費用視車子購買時間與型號不同需要4500~9000美元
Tesla的某位代表也證實，公司制定了緊急措施，
暫時解鎖在颶風影響範圍之內車輛的續航力來幫助車主撤離該區
http://i.imgur.com/iWFBlzW.jpg
而目前在佛羅里達絕大部分超充都是正常工作狀態，最南端在群島上的超充則顯示離線
另外附上一則逃難中的影片：
【核子颶風】加油站沒油、公路塞爆 佛州560萬人大逃難
https://goo.gl/S6tytg
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Tesla remotely extends range of vehicles for free in Florida to help owners
escape Hurricane Irma
Millions of people are currently affected by the evacuation of Florida as
Hurricane Irma starts reaching the state and creates some difficult traffic
situation when escaping north. There are reports of traffic jams and gas
stations running out gas.
There are a lot Tesla owners in Florida and they are also escaping north
using the Supercharger network.
Now Tesla has even facilitated travels for some of them as the automaker
remotely unlocked the full battery pack capacity of Model S/X 60/60D vehicles
with 75 kWh battery packs.
That’s due to Tesla using an unforeseen feature of their over-the-air
software update system.
Tesla used to offer the option to buy a Model S or Model X with a 75 kWh
battery pack software-locked at a capacity of 60 kWh. The option would result
in a less expensive vehicle with a shorter range, but the option to pay to
remotely enable the longer range at a later stage.
Some of those owners reported this morning having more range than usual in
their vehicles.
A Tesla Model S 60 owner in Florida reached out to us with almost 40 more
miles than in his usual full charge and a new ’75’ badge in his car
software.
While he didn’t ask for it nor knew why it changed, Tesla had temporarily
unlocked the remaining 15 kWh of the car’s software-limited battery pack
option to facilitate the owner’s evacuation.
We reached to Tesla and a representative confirmed that the company has put
in place the emergency measure to temporarily extend the range of the
vehicles of Tesla owners in the path of Hurricane Irma.
The company says that a Tesla owner in a mandatory evacuation zone required
another ~30 more miles of range to optimize his evacuation route in the
traffic and they reached out to Tesla who agreed to a temporary access to the
full 75 kWh of energy in the battery pack, an upgrade that has cost between
$4,500 and $9,000 depending on the model and time of upgrade.
Considering the 15 kWh (30 to 40 additional miles) could also be useful to
other owners affected by Irma, Tesla decided to also temporarily unlock other
vehicles with the same software-lock battery packs in the region.
Tesla’s Supercharger network is fairly extensive in Florida and most owners
should be able to get by even with a Model S 60 (the shortest range option),
but sometimes that 30 more miles of range can make a big difference.