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Tesla agrees to pay $1.5 million to settle claims over temporary battery voltage reduction

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla sales and service center is shown
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla sales and service center is shown in Costa Mesa, California

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims a software update temporarily reduced maximum battery voltage in 1,743 Model S sedans, court documents show.

Owners of the vehicles will get $625 each, which is “many times the prorated value of the temporarily reduced maximum voltage,” according to the proposed settlement documents filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Leslie Adler)