How much is a Tesla user saving per month on gasoline? The manufacturer’s app already shows this information.
Tesla reached the general market in 2012 through the Model S, an executive sedan designed for people who prioritized an ecofriendly mentality. What began as a simple model with a crazy price in relation to the autonomy it offered ended up being a claim for expand one of the most prominent brands on the current scene. The company’s biggest milestone has been getting the Model 3 off the ground, its true path of income.
Still, Tesla’s product goes far beyond simply marketing electric cars. It is important to note that there are other additional lines of business, such as autonomous driving or the incredible high-power charging network named SUpercharger. Despite all this, what other aspects differentiate this company from the others? Without a doubt, having a digital ecosystem has served to introduce multiple innovations at the software level.
In this new context, the Palo Alto-based manufacturer has carried out an important development of its mobile application. Thanks to her, it is possible handle multiple service-related functions that the car offers. From ordering the preheating of the batteries or the passenger compartment to being able to monitor the movement of the car at very low speed. Curiously, over time new functions are added that make this product even more special.
In the last of the updates that the company has released, it has been possible to verify how a new tool has been added, which is available for Model 3 and Model Y vehicle units. Did you know that thanks to an estimate you can get an idea of what you are saving on gasoline? This is so due, mainly, to the interpretation of the calculation thanks to an artificial intelligence.
Let us see, therefore, what this new solution consists of, why it may be important for product development and, above all, to what extent it can be involved in terms of sustainability. Here are the keys that have been known after the release of the latest software signed by Tesla.
How much you have been able to save on gasoline thanks to the mobile application
In order to have this curious function, it is necessary to download the latest update available at the end of these lines. After that, we will have to go to space ‘load statistics’. Once there, various graphs will appear, which can be used to understand the performance of the charging system and, of course, how much it has been possible to save in relation to the contracted rate or, of course, the cost of the service of the stations used.
As can be read in the specialized portal Electrek, the system is capable of detecting the type of load that has been carried out, being able to differentiate the place and, therefore, where the autonomy has been increased. These data can be highly relevant, since they serve to understand whether, for example, a fast charging system is being abused as are Supercharger stations. After all, preserving battery life is essential and can only be achieved through slow charging systems.
In addition, it is possible to set the time scope in the menus. In this way, you can know how much you have been able to save in relation to the information accumulated in order to make better estimates. Well, has this particular tool generated any other controversy? It is not the first time that its suitability has been questioned, taking into account that it is Tesla itself that updates the prices of gasoline that it uses as a scale.
A gas price long in question at Tesla
Knowing how to control the cost of gasoline has always been a controversial issue within Tesla. Based on what data does the manufacturer consider the price of conventional fuel? This information is highly relevant, since the estimates depend, to a great extent, on the value taken by the main variable. Under this pretext, similar proposals have been made for several years now to highlight savings.
It is true that in any country with a high gas price, great savings are obtained per kilometer traveled. In the United States, a country where the price of gasoline is very low, it does not seem so obvious. How to calculate, therefore, the price of the petroleum derivative? In the year 2018 it was decided to stop displaying this type of information, but Tesla returned to publicize it as a claim after a while. This new movement does nothing more than fuel a past controversy.
We will have to wait and see what happens in the next few weeks to find out if, indeed, there are significant discrepancies between the measurements made by users and those advertised by Tesla. In the meantime, you can already check, based on the information provided by the company, how much you are saving on fuel.
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