The decision was made because of the threat of hurricane “Florence”
Tesla has provided the service free of charge for owners of its electric cars in connection with the approaching hurricane “Nightingale” to the coast of the United States. About this manufacturer of electric cars announced on Thursday in his Twitter.
“In preparation for the hurricane “Florence,” we temporarily allow your car free access to the additional amount of electricity and provide free (portable) elektrosberegayuschie device. We hope this will give you peace of mind, you need to get, if necessary, to a safe place,” said Tesla. She promised to retain preferential treatment to mid-October – estimated end date for the peak of hurricane season.
The offer applies to electric cars Model 3 and Model X with battery capacity of 49, 60 and 70 kWh, which is already discontinued. Charging in a critical situation will allow them to travel further to 80.5 km.
As earlier reported by the national center for U.S. monitoring hurricanes raging in the Atlantic ocean “Nightingale” eased to the second of the five possible categories according to the Saffir-Simpson scale. At the moment the wind speed at the epicenter of atmospheric phenomena is about 46,9 m/s. “Florence” is located about 270 km to the East of the city of Myrtle beach (South Carolina) and moves in a North-westerly direction at a speed of about 4.5 m/s. As expected, the hurricane will reach coast USA on the night of Friday.
