Scene from around a mostly deserted Cocoa Beach early Sunday morning. Video by Malcolm Denemark
Video uploaded Sept. 9, 2017, by Rick Neale.
Many people flocked to the beach Saturday afternoon to take a look at the churning ocean Video by John A. Torres
Sights, sounds, and Scully the Beagle as Brevard County waits for Hurricane Irma. Video by Tim Shortt. Posted 9/9/17
Brevard Zoo was busy preparing for Hurricane Irma. That meant getting animals safe, securing equipment and more. Video posted Sept. 8, 2017, by Rick Neale, FLORIDA TODAY.
FLORIDA TODAY's Isadora Rangel gets a Hurricane Irma update with chief hurricane specialist Michael Brennan at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Facebook Live video posted Sept. 8, 2017.
Carrie and Ron Wilcox of west Melbourne, FL are confident they will make it through Hurricane Irma. Video by Craig Bailey. Posted September. 9, 2017
Some Florida Tesla owners were surprised to see their vehicles were granted extended range capabilities thanks to an over-the-air update quietly pushed out by the company in advance of Hurricane Irma's arrival.
In an effort to streamline production, Tesla includes the same batteries in many of its models, but charges an additional fee to "unlock" the higher available capacity. Customers with the lower 60 kilowatt-hour range, which the company no longer offers in favor of higher options, were upgraded to the battery's full 75 kWh potential through a software update this week.
A Tesla spokesperson confirmed to FLORIDA TODAY that certain vehicles in the area were temporarily updated to help with evacuations.
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While the jump from 60 to 70 kWh isn't astronomical, the boost does allow Floridians with the Model S sedan, for example, to achieve about 230 miles of range at highway speeds with air conditioning use.
Florida drivers will have access to the expanded capacity until Sept. 16.
Tesla's proprietary charging network includes about 20 Supercharger stations, which rapidly charge Model S, X and 3 vehicles, throughout Florida. The California-based company is building nearly a dozen more in the state, including one on the Space Coast in West Melbourne.
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