tesla model s range Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:40:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Software Update for Tesla Model S Fixes Parasitic Drain and Increases Range https://www.greenoptimistic.com/software-update-for-tesla-model-s-fixes-parasitic-drain-and-increases-range-20121221/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/software-update-for-tesla-model-s-fixes-parasitic-drain-and-increases-range-20121221/#respond Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:40:00 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30181 Pretty much every electronic device in our home, from microwaves and televisions to laptops and game consoles, don’t actually “shut down” when we hit the power button. They go into a “standby” mode, which enables faster restart time, but also uses electricity. One estimate places parasitic drain costs at up to $10 billion annually in […]

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