The company has now included a mobile version of the Tesla Energy App, which provides users with comprehensive data about the energy usage of their vehicles. The Energy App from Tesla is now accessible on mobile devices as part of a new upgrade to its car-based software. According to a report by Not a Tesla App, a new feature in Tesla’s mobile app edition 4.16.1 allows a small group of drivers to assess the vehicle’s range and total energy consumption. With the 2022.36 software update from last year, the Energy App became available in Tesla’s vehicles, offering consumers access to more thorough data about how their cars operate.
The Vehicle Range page, which details how energy was utilized on the most recent journey, is the key feature of the app. Drivers may also view the amount of energy used when their cars are in park by selecting this category. The driving, environment, elevation, battery conditioning, and everything else categories are used by the app to categorize a vehicle’s energy consumption.
Tesla vouched for deleting a few elements from the UI on mobile for a simpler appearance and feel, despite the fact that the mobile app is extremely similar to the car’s Energy App. Users of the Trip function, for instance, can only see the total expected range, but users of the in-car app may toggle between both the rated range as well as the projected range. Temperature, wind direction and speed, average driving speed, and road elevation are just a few of the environmental and road characteristics that are reflected in the statistics displayed on the app. Additionally, users of the app may browse owner’s manuals, video instructions, and more.
Only a few locations now provide the functionality, and Richard Lopes from Portugal-based Ev’s rental company Watts on Wheels provided the first known update. The revised mobile app employs a server-side setting, which enables Tesla to roll out the functionality at any moment, as pointed out by Not a Tesla App. Tesla could still be fine-tuning the app and releasing bug patches prior to a wider release. Interestingly, even though historical Model S cars don’t come with in-vehicle Energy Software, owners of these cars may still use the smartphone version of the application. This might imply that Tesla intends to include the Energy Application in older models with upcoming upgrades, or at the very least allow consumers to utilize the mobile app while driving.
Owners benefit from having access to extensive energy consumption data for their vehicles since it helps them plan out future journeys more effectively, identify which features use the most energy, and steer clear of energy-intensive activities. Once it is eventually made available to a larger audience, it ought to ultimately make a significant impact for drivers aiming to maximize efficiency.