Posted on 09/05/2023 6:03:23 AM PDT by Red Badger
This is an issue that Tesla could and should fix. The electric brake should have its default position as “On” or they could use a mechanical brake.
Absolutely, but the premise that it was immovable is false. Just needed something bigger to move it.
Absolutely, but the premise that it was immovable is false. Just needed something bigger to move it.
In fact, how did they move it to the recharging station without charging it?
Ha! That’s some nice lawyerin’ right there. Nobody’s responsible for nothing!
See post 52 about how easy the situation can be dealt with.
wouldn’t a small bulldozer have solved this problem?
That is what the 12 volt battery under the hood runs. Lights, wipers, HVAC fan etc Like a gas car.
“Must not have read the article. The car still showed a charge for several more miles.”
People don’t understand EV’s. The systems run off a 12v battery same as other cars. if the display is working, you can release the parking brake.
“Must not have read the article. The car still showed a charge for several more miles.”
How did the move the car?
“Hmm, googling that says that you need to use the control panel menu to engage that. So wouldn’t you need power to do that too?”
From the 12v battery.
“Normally it’s routinely recharged from the EV’s main battery (to account for the fact that an EV doesn’t have an alternator to charge the 12V battery like an ICE car does). But that doesn’t happen when the driver drives it to empty.”
Wouldn’t the 12v battery stilled be fully charged at that point and still last for many hours?
“Notice that the battery lost its charge even though it showed that is still had charge left.
That is the car’s fault.”
LOL! Several miles left! Several is like less than ten. Do you trust your “Miles to Empty”. enough to wait till it shows 5 before gazing up?
Isn’t there some issue with even being able to access a place to “jump” the 12v system when there is no power?
I guess they had to learn first hand.
What matters most or a lot to different people waries wildly.
“Isn’t there some issue with even being able to access a place to “jump” the 12v system when there is no power?”
No. If in doubt roadside service can tell you where the access port is.
“I read where 20% of EV owners have had their fill of all the problems and disadvantages and have reverted back to ICE vehicles.”
Then 80% are staying with EV’s!
I think you are incorrect, the cars are low slung, much heavier than a regular car, and the battery may be destroyed by dragging the underside of the auto onto a truck. My first thought was a forklift. Grab it from the side, and pick it up and set it down.
There’s been several solutions offered for these problems.
Occam’s Razor suggests to simply drive a reliable vehicle.
Not if the driver is running the AC and such. The AC and heat in an EV comes from a heat pump since there's no engine turning a belt to turn a compressor like in an ICE.
The bottom line is not to let the EV battery reach empty. And just in case, have jumper cables and/or jumpstart battery. And most important, know that it's what has to be done in that situation. Or another way to put it, be prepared in an EV like you should be in an ICE.
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