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Tesla will now let you drive off mid-charge if there’s an emergency

Tesla introduced a new feature to enable drivers to escape quickly while charging their vehicles in response to a mass shooting at a Supercharger location in Idaho in August that left seven people wounded and four dead. When a Tesla vehicle is charging, the plug is locked to the charging port and dr...

Tesla will now let you drive off mid-charge if there’s an emergency
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Tesla introduced a new feature to enable drivers to escape quickly while charging their vehicles in response to a mass shooting at a Supercharger location in Idaho in August that left seven people wounded and four dead.

When a Tesla vehicle is charging, the plug is locked to the charging port and driving is disabled. To put the car in drive, a charging cable has to be manually released from the vehicle's charging port. Since the shooting in Twin Falls, Idaho, Tesla owners have been requesting a quick release mechanism that would allow them to escape in the event of an emergency. This week, Tesla responded with a software update that respon …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Originally published at The Verge

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