Tesla Agreed To Pay US$1.5 Million To Settle Claims A Software Update Temporarily Reduced Maximum Battery Voltage In 1,743 Model S Sedans.
Tesla has agreed to pay US$1.5 million to settle claims a software update temporarily reduced maximum battery voltage in 1,743 Model S sedans, court documents show.
Owners of the vehicles will get US$625 each, which is “many times the prorated value of the temporarily reduced maximum voltage,” according to the proposed settlement documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lawyers for the owners who sued said the “voltage limitation was temporary, with a 10-per-cent reduction lasting about 3 months, and a smaller 7-per-cent reduction lasting another 7 months before the corrective update was released in March 2020.”
This news was originally published at Driving.