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Driver says he was 'trapped' in hot Tesla after battery died. He said he couldn't open doors, windows or even the glove box
https://scrippsnews.com ^

Posted on 08/01/2023 10:04:07 PM PDT by algore

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To: algore

Suffering from destination anxiety?


41 posted on 08/02/2023 1:45:36 AM PDT by thinden (buckle up ....)
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To: DeplorablePaul

Right now I’m looking at a 1998 Honda Civic for sale with just over 100k miles for around $2.5k. In Virginia, 25 years old or older makes it an antique which means you can get permanent antique plates for it, no safety or emissions inspections, no tag renewal, no personal property tax and really cheap “classic” car insurance. Can’t beat that!


42 posted on 08/02/2023 2:33:39 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: algore

OMG!! Another reason not to buy EVs!!!


43 posted on 08/02/2023 3:01:34 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: algore
An Arizona man says he was trapped in his Tesla in the extreme heat after the power died and he didn't know how to escape.

Which is one more event that could be blamed on Global Warming, and with the computer deciding that since man is the problem, as programed, then burning down houses and roasting humans is the only recourse. /Sar

44 posted on 08/02/2023 3:01:42 AM PDT by daniel1212 (As a damned+destitute sinner turn 2 the Lord Jesus who saves souls on His acct + b baptized 2 obey)
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To: mikey_hates_everything

Honda Civics last forever. If you don’t buy it, I will. What a find!


45 posted on 08/02/2023 3:18:41 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: j.havenfarm
He showed me the emergency door opening handle underneath the armrest in the door.

This is a problem. Emergency exits (and the manual release is an emergency exit) need to be obvious and not require thinking to get out.

46 posted on 08/02/2023 3:34:44 AM PDT by GreenLanternCorps (Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Ask about franchise opportunities in your area.)
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To: algore
He later learned a separate 12-volt battery in his Tesla Model Y died after he opened the door

I guess they used a little biddy 12 volt battery in the interest of WEIGHT...so as to increase the cars mileage.

My truck battery....(biggest one that fits the s[ace available)


47 posted on 08/02/2023 3:37:45 AM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads and Grumpy Grandads.)
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To: algore

Sounds like one of those dingbats that actually DRIVES his EV, rather than just showing it off to people in his driveway.


48 posted on 08/02/2023 3:38:29 AM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: algore
You'd think the article writer would include the details on how to manually open the door rather than just tell people to read their service manual. As if only a Tesla owner could find themselves stuck in one. Here's the details: https://insideevs.com/news/507202/how-escape-from-tesla-emergency/
49 posted on 08/02/2023 3:40:58 AM PDT by Teflonic (tt)
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To: j.havenfarm

I think this is what they meant by ...”should learn to do so manually.”


50 posted on 08/02/2023 3:46:00 AM PDT by dangus
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To: ocrp1982

It’s a matter of relative risks. Sitting behind a gas can powered by a carefully controlled series of explosions has its own risks.


51 posted on 08/02/2023 3:49:55 AM PDT by dangus
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To: NorthMountain

Exactly, hammers are not great against modern car windows.


52 posted on 08/02/2023 3:52:51 AM PDT by Lockbox (politicians, they all seemed like game show hosts to me.... Sting)
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To: algore

This is all so stupid. Steven Greer claims that psychopaths and control freaks in the deep dark reaches of government refuse to release the long-held knowledge on ‘free energy.’ We do not need any stink’n batteries or petroleum power if the bastards holding the technology hostage can be taken down. Greer claims these rogue dark characters pose an existential threat to the world in many ways
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2hk8Qp8dd0


53 posted on 08/02/2023 3:53:31 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: j.havenfarm

To your point ...

https://insideevs.com/news/507202/how-escape-from-tesla-emergency/

One can get our of the FRONT seats manually in all models. Apparently in some of the older models there was no rear seat manual release.

Be bad for an Uber passenger trapped in the rear seat after a wreck, but the lack of a manual release would also keep a shrewd child from opening the door at the wrong time.


54 posted on 08/02/2023 3:57:59 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: algore

Virtue signaling has its perils.
Now that the reality of the EV hoax has hit this guy will he smarten up? Probably not.


55 posted on 08/02/2023 4:02:00 AM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Freedom is never free. It must be won rewon and jealously guarded.)
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To: minnesota_bound

My wife’s Tiguan was sitting on a parking lot with a dead battery (I’d left it with an interior light on, the ones on my car shut off automatically) and we could not get the thing open. We tried everything, and ended up calling AAA and waiting 3 hours for them to get there on a busy weekend night. They did the jimmy the window thing, and after many tries caught it interior latch to open it up

When she mentioned that to a dealer, the guy showed her the hidden mechanical key lock on the door handle. It was there, we just didn’t know it.

You might have one on your car and not know about it.


56 posted on 08/02/2023 4:06:24 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: minnesota_bound

While he is right about the door latches Scotty is NOT the guy I would go to for car advice.

He thinks compression fittings are ok on brake lines. They are not.


57 posted on 08/02/2023 4:27:30 AM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Rattlesnake_Snook

EVs suck whether it’s a Tesla or not. They’re decades from being reliable.


58 posted on 08/02/2023 4:28:36 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Fido969

My 2023 Lexus RX350h hybrid has those electric door latches, but to exit the car you just press on it and the door pops right open. If the battery is dead, you pull on the latch like you would any other type of car (besides Tesla) and the door opens just like that. Dealer showed me when I bought the car. Easy peasy.


59 posted on 08/02/2023 4:38:01 AM PDT by Tuxedo (We will all hang separately or together....)
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To: kiryandil

Great tools. I am a machinist these days. Got to be most expensive center punch there is.


60 posted on 08/02/2023 4:39:10 AM PDT by Iceclimber58
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