Tesla just made camping harder with one simple move

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Tesla just made camping harder with one simple move in its most recent software update.

Tesla decided to disable the use of 12-volt and 16-volt sockets when nobody is occupying the vehicle, making things significantly more difficult if you choose to use the EV maker’s cars when you’re in the great outdoors.

The change comes with Software Update 2024.32.

The sockets are now only available for use when someone is in the vehicle or the car is operating in Camp Mode. Although they are still active when the vehicle is in Camp Mode, this still makes things complicated.

The sockets will no longer be active if someone is not in the vehicle, only if Camp Mode is active. Additionally, the sockets are also not going to be active when Sentry Mode is turned on.

Campers commonly utilize Sentry Mode to protect their cars when camping, especially to monitor the presence of animals around their cars in the wild.

However, this change makes things more complicated. Sentry Mode will also not keep the sockets activated, which means someone will always have to be in the vehicle to keep things like fridges or other appliances powered on.

This risks things like food spoilage when people who own Teslas are camping.

People are certainly confused as to why Tesla would implement the change. Of course, it could keep battery life up and prevent unnecessary drainage, but it is not advantageous to everyone who uses the sockets for true camping applications.

Owners are asking Tesla to reverse the change, especially considering it is not a logical modification to what was already a pretty efficient system.

Campers tend to leave their vehicles for a few hours at a time, which could mean their food or other necessities could technically go bad due to this change.

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Joey Klender: Joey has been a journalist covering electric mobility at TESLARATI since August 2019. In his time at TESLARATI, Joey has broken several big stories, including the first images of the Tesla Model S Plaid, the imminent release of the 4680 Model Y through EPA certification, and several expansions to the Lucid AMP-1 factory in Arizona, to name a few. His stories have been featured in several publications, including Yahoo! Finance, Fox News, CNET, and Seeking Alpha. In his spare time, Joey is playing golf, watching MMA, or cheering on any of his favorite sports teams, including the Baltimore Ravens and Orioles, Miami Heat, Washington Capitals, and Penn State Nittany Lions. You can get in touch with joey at joey@teslarati.com. He is also on Twitter @KlenderJoey.
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