New mystery feature in #DriveFree version of Model S?

[Brett]

Twitter / TeslaMotors: For those curious about stats ...

Check out the image in the tweet. It shows a PERCENTAGE of charge. I haven't seen the charging progress indicated like that before. New firmware feature?

 

[Trnsl8r]

I commented about that in the cross-country thread: Tesla Cross-Country Trip - Page 7

 

[gaswalla]

It's definitely version 6 firmware... Changing the displayed range and calculations again so that discussions of battery degradation can't even get started

 

[deonb]

It's definitely version 6 firmware... Changing the displayed range and calculations again so that discussions of battery degradation can't even get started

I hope only the charging screen displays % and the driver console still display miles!

Can't image that changing though.

 

[Stoneymonster]

Check this one out, just posted: Twitter / TeslaMotors: After charging at Mitchell, ...

Looks like the Nav display has changed and now gives destination ETA, etc. on the dash display.

 

[Brett]

Check this one out, just posted: Twitter / TeslaMotors: After charging at Mitchell, ...

Looks like the Nav display has changed and now gives destination ETA, etc. on the dash display.

Yep! Nice spot @Stoneymonster! This car gets better and better every single day...

 

[Liz G]

Check this one out, just posted: Twitter / TeslaMotors: After charging at Mitchell, ...

Looks like the Nav display has changed and now gives destination ETA, etc. on the dash display.

My husband will be happy. That was always one of his gripes.

Love how my S just keeps improving (except for that not lowering thing).

 

[FredTMC]

My husband will be happy. That was always one of his gripes.

Love how my S just keeps improving (except for that not lowering thing).

lowering is coming in v 6.0

 

[jkirkebo]

Twitter / TeslaMotors: For those curious about stats ...

Check out the image in the tweet. It shows a PERCENTAGE of charge. I haven't seen the charging progress indicated like that before. New firmware feature?

Very nice feature, which I have missed. I'd prefer 10x the resolution though, like "17.3%". And preferably viewable on the dash screen too.

 

[PatP]

Twitter / TeslaMotors: For those curious about stats ...

Check out the image in the tweet. It shows a PERCENTAGE of charge. I haven't seen the charging progress indicated like that before. New firmware feature?

I saw that also and it's a very welcomed feature.

I always found that the miles were a weird concept especially that they don't adjust to real usage. You leave with 300 miles and arrive at your 200 miles destination with 10 miles left - especially during winter time.

Slowly, the car is getting better for usage in colder climates (ex. suspension setting in upcoming v6.0)

 

[brianman]

Very nice feature, which I have missed. I'd prefer 10x the resolution though, like "17.3%". And preferably viewable on the dash screen too.

This is a good point that you might want to send feedback on to [email protected] soon so they can improve it before the roll out.

More specifically, the meter shown to customers currently has a range of [0,300] (in Ideal) and [0,265] (in Rated) both of which give 2-3x the resolution of [0,100]%. Adding a decimal of information to the new percentage display would improve it from 2-3x to 10x (upgrade!) rather than from 2-3x to 1x (downgrade).

 

[TexasEV]

You're all kidding when you think percentage charge needs to be reported to one decimal place, right?

 

[Stoneymonster]

You're all kidding when you think percentage charge needs to be reported to one decimal place, right?

I need to see state of charge down to the milli-Watt hour or I just can't plan properly.

 

[dsm363]

They can always keep the percentage a whole number and make the green bar move in smaller increments. Wouldn't matter too much though. If you are down to 1% you need to start making other plans anyway. I guess they could always add one decimal place being shown in the settings as an option.

 

[Todd Burch]

I don't know about the percentage indicator. I'd probably have to try it to see, but rated range is pretty close to what I achieve most of the time--so I think I'd find rated miles remaining (current behavior) more useful than a percentage.

 

[dsm363]

I would think a percentage with an estimated range based on weather, speed, traffic and elevation could be done when you input your destination in the Nav. Otherwise it would just show a percentage. It will take getting used to but will likely create less headaches for Tesla about decreasing range on the pack. (hides it in a way).

 

[apacheguy]

I would think a percentage with an estimated range based on weather, speed, traffic and elevation could be done when you input your destination in the Nav. Otherwise it would just show a percentage. It will take getting used to but will likely create less headaches for Tesla about decreasing range on the pack. (hides it in a way).

Hmm, is a beta tester giving us a hint here? I would absolutely have a problem with them taking away rated range. I don't put my destination into the Nav all the time and I need to quickly determine if I have the range. A bit difficult if you have to back it out of a percentage. Besides, I wrote a web app that displays % SOC on the car browser so this new feature is not that useful to me.

 

[SCW-Greg]

I need to see state of charge down to the milli-Watt hour or I just can't plan properly.

Love it!

How did we ever plan our trips in a gas car with a small fuel gauge that showed only roughly where 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, and full was... with a fat needle, and a light that comes on at 1/8th???

Love our Cadillac... the range computer tells you how many miles left, but when down to 30 miles, it just says "Low".

 

[dsm363]

Hmm, is a beta tester giving us a hint here? I would absolutely have a problem with them taking away rated range. I don't put my destination into the Nav all the time and I need to quickly determine if I have the range. A bit difficult if you have to back it out of a percentage. Besides, I wrote a web app that displays % SOC on the car browser so this new feature is not that useful to me.

Nope. Not beta testing it. Just what I think would be nice to have. I do wish they'd being back the projected range in a more useful format.

 

[N4HHE]

You're all kidding when you think percentage charge needs to be reported to one decimal place, right?

Economists demonstrate they have a sense of humor by publishing predictions for unemployment, GDP, inflation, etc to the tenth of one percent.