Tesla to Pay $1.5 Million USD in Model S Battery Throttling Settlement

Tesla is now prepared to pay $1.5 million USD in a settlement over battery throttling incidents for its Model S.Complaints first surfaced in 2019 when Tesla released an over-the-air update to its batteries after one of its Model S EVs caught fire in a parking lot in Hong Kong. The update was said to change up the cars' "charge and thermal management settings" in order to "help further protect the battery and improve battery longevity."While the updates did help with battery preservation, some Mo...