First Look at Tesla’s New ‘Energy App’ Feature in the Tesla App

Another new feature has been added to the Tesla app. With the Tesla app 4.16.1, Tesla appears to be testing a new “vehicle range” feature that analyzes how the vehicle used energy during the last drive and park.

Richard Lopes of Watts on Wheels, an all-electric car rental service in Portugal, has noticed that Tesla is testing the feature in some regions. The new vehicle range feature is very similar to the new energy app introduced to vehicles last year with update 2022.36.

vehicle range

Vehicle range allows you to see how your vehicle used energy during the last drive and park. Similar to the Vehicle Energy app, Vehicle Range divides energy use into several categories including driving, climate, altitude, battery conditioning, and everything else.

If you’re already familiar with the in-car energy app, you can expect the app to do much the same, with a few exceptions. It looks like Tesla has removed some features, presumably to simplify your phone’s interface. , you can switch between Tesla’s forecast range and rated range. Trip prediction takes into account driving, road and environmental factors such as driving speed, road elevation, ambient temperature, wind direction and speed.

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The Tesla app source code has revealed that the feature will be coming to the app in a future update, but it looks like Tesla is ready to roll it out for everyone soon.

availability

It looks like Tesla is only testing this feature in some regions and vehicles as it’s currently not available to most users. Has a history of testing functionality in vehicles or countries.

Tesla has likely restricted this feature to select users based on server-side configuration, which allows Tesla to launch the feature at any time, but may require an app update. You can also make corrections.

Conventional Model S and Model X

Interestingly, this feature is available on older Model S vehicles that do not yet support the vehicle’s new Energy App feature.

This could mean that Tesla not only plans to support the new Energy app in legacy vehicles, but may add support in future vehicle updates.

Tesla Charging’s Twitter account made headlines last September when it tweeted that owners could vote on where to put the new Supercharger.

The company now counts these votes every three months to determine the best Supercharger locations, in addition to the already planned locations Tesla is building.

With over 40,000 Supercharger locations around the world already, Tesla is constantly opening new locations. All you have to do is @teslacharging Describe the evidence for an ever-expanding network. However, as evidenced this last holiday season, there is always a need for more, with some locations reporting long wait times for charging. We continue to sell more vehicles than ever before, so it is on the rise.

how to vote

Telsa allows non-Telsa owners to use its charging facilities, but only Tesla owners can vote for new locations. The process is easy. Go to tesla.com/supercharger-voting/overview and[提案された場所に投票する]Click. This will bring up a page with a map already populated for the specified location. Please zoom in on the area and vote. A user is granted his 5 votes every 3-month cycle.

Also, the locations are divided into four regions: North America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific. The final North American winner was Big Bear Lake, California. Florida currently dominates the leaderboard for this cycle, with four locations topping the leaderboard, including Key West, Destin, Cape Canaveral and Orlando.

suggest a new place

There is another option on the Supercharger voting homepage. Users can suggest locations. Enter your information and the area where you would like to see Superchargers. Proposals will be considered, but may be “excluded from voting due to site minimum requirements,” the company said. However, if approved, the new location he could be added to the voting map within three months.

This method is a great way to build a network with the help of those who use it most. However, more populated areas are likely to get more votes, while other sites desperate for more charging options are likely to see far fewer votes for Tesla owners. Keep in mind that Tesla has a lot of data about where the vehicle is going, how often it needs to be charged, and where it is charging. Hopefully the coverage gap will be fixed in future Supercharger builds.

All car makers released their sales figures for December, but the big story was the drop in car sales. That’s if you’re seeing, reading, or hearing the usual suspects who have predicted Tesla’s demise for years.

The real story is not only is Tesla’s growth spectacular for the company, it’s completely bucking trends in the auto industry by posting positive year-over-year sales while everything else is down. It means that

Year-on-year sales for Tesla in the US were up 77.51%, Honda down 33.42%, Nissan down 24.5% and Volkswagen down 24.24%, the list compiled by goodcarbadcar.net goes on and on.

Tesla is profitable globally

It brings great benefits not only on the US side, but also on the land below. Tesla’s Model 3 is Australia’s best-selling car in the midsize segment. It is the first time in 28 years that a Toyota Camry has not won this division. Tesla nearly doubled its sales in Australia year-over-year, giving it a big lead over its legacy car, the Camry. Electric car sales increased by 549% from 2021 to he 2022.

The Model Y was the sixth best-selling new car in the US last year. However, it is the only vehicle in the top 10 to increase sales. The Ford F-Series is the leader, down 10%. The Toyota Camry didn’t just lose momentum in Australia. Down more than 5% from last year, he is now in 5th place, trailing the Toyota RAV4, which also saw him drop more than 10% in year-over-year sales. Sales of the Honda CR-V, a direct rival to the RAV4 and Model Y, were down 34% year-over-year.

Tesla defies trends

Talking heads and so-called pundits are coming up with all sorts of excuses for the overall drop in car sales. Inflation stunted growth, people drove less in the last few years and didn’t need new cars. Economic uncertainty looms large. Yes, all of this may be true, but it doesn’t explain Tesla’s huge profits in 2022. People may be afraid of all these factors, but that didn’t stop buyers from waiting months to order from Tesla and pay the latest top dollar. We deliver cutting-edge technology.

There is another reason for the overall slump in car sales. Buyers are no longer interested in cars that burn fossil fuels. They recognize the trend towards electric vehicles and the positive aspects of the EV sector. Therefore, they are waiting for the purchase of a new car. Perhaps they are waiting for a brand they know to produce more EVs or more charging stations. Whatever it is, these numbers don’t fit the anti-Tesla narrative. A storyline this company has been rewriting since day one.