Jason Hughes

Two 'Jason Hughes' stories March 2016

Tesla hacker claims the automaker is trying to downgrade his car software after releasing new information, Musk replies “Good hacking is a gift”

Fred Lambert Mar 5 2016 - 4:34 pm PT

Yesterday we reported on notorious Model S hacker Jason Hughes revealing through a cryptic tweet to Elon Musk that Tesla is working on a new Model S P100D, something the company had yet to announce.

[tweet https://twitter.com/wk057/status/705659185493581824 align=’center’]

Hughes has since revealed that Tesla is trying to remotely push a downgrade update to his Model S, which he calls a “retaliation” for revealing the “P100D” information.
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Tesla OS hacker points to upcoming Model S P100D in cryptic message to Elon Musk

Fred Lambert Mar 4 2016 - 11:37 am PT

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Tesla quietly discontinued the Model S’ 85 kWh battery pack earlier this year and now enthusiasts are anxious to know what the automaker’s next battery upgrade will be .

The company already offers the battery packs with the most energy capacity of any other electric cars on the market, but there’s always room to improve and a cryptic message sent to Elon Musk in the middle of the night last night could give us our best clue to what will be the next improvement to the higher-end version of the Model S.
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