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Tesla set to pay $1.5 million to settle battery saga
Tesla has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit over throttling battery capacity
The automaker has submitted a settlement with a US court.
The case involves paying $625 to over 1,500 Tesla Model S owners in the US who were affected by the updates and paying the legal fees.
According to Reuters, the court documents show that the software update impacted 1,743 Model S sedans in the US.
Tesla rolled out the final update that fully corrected the issue in March 2020
Among the affected vehicles, 1,552 had their max battery voltage restored, while 57 vehicles had battery replacements.
The settlement documents said that any vehicle still experiencing battery throttling problems would have its maximum voltage restored over time.