Posted on 12/29/2022 11:11:34 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
Furious Tesla owners are blasting the company over how their high-end cars are not functioning in extreme weather, as the recent Arctic freeze left their door handles frozen shut and the electric vehicles unable to charge.
“Bet ya didn’t think of ice in the Tesla design,” Canadian meteorologist Rachel Modestino wrote alongside a now-viral video of her Tesla door handle refusing to budge. The footage was shared on Dec. 23, when temperates in Ontario hit a low of 5 degrees Fahrenheit.
Other Twitter users came to her aid and quickly shared some tips in the comments of her video, which has been viewed over 10 million times,
“Okay, this went off…Not meant to dig Elon (I love my car),” she replied to the influx of responses. “I learnt: unlatch capability, defrost longer, be less gentle with your 2nd baby & car covers. [Thank you] for the help, be kind, Merry Christmas.”
But Modestino was not the only Tesla owner left out in the cold over the weekend. Domenick Nati of Virginia was forced to cancel his holiday plans after his Tesla S failed to charge in the frigid temperatures.
“Two hours went by and not much changed,” the radio presenter told Business Insider of the Friday night ordeal, when temperatures hovered around minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
“It was very slow and the numbers got lower as the temperature dropped. Eventually, it stopped charging altogether.”
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Meanwhile our rickety rusty old Toyota pickup truck still starts every day even when it’s -32 outside!
Aw, what did they think was going to happen?
I heard they work great in the Bahamas
Domenick Nati of Virginia was forced to cancel his holiday plans after his Tesla S failed to charge in the frigid temperatures.Now he knows what the "S" stands for.
Sometimes they catch on fire and melt the ice.
Undocumented feature.
“as the recent Arctic freeze left their door handles frozen shut”
Like frozen door handles never happened before EV’s!
PT Barnum was right!
They should come with a sticker: “Drive only when temperature is 40 to 80F”.
And the garage I charge it in doesn't get below 45℉. Not only that, but we have an ICE pickup because we're not religious about EV's; we bought it because it's most efficient for most of our transportation knowing that every now and then we need an ICE vehicle for times an EV won't cut it.
The footage was shared on Dec. 23, when temperates in Ontario hit a low of 5 degrees Fahrenheit. …Guess the spelling and grammar checker froze up too.
These must be the 22% of EV owners who don’t also own an ICE vehicle. Just like wind and solar, EVs require a backup system. They’ll learn or suffer, no big deal.
Any ten year old knows that batteries simply don’t like cold weather.
Back door to my house froze last week.
As someone here on FR posted, a lot of these articles have more to do with Musk/Twitter than the car.
The state run media is out for Elon Musk. It’s been given orders. The same issues are a reality with every battery operated electric vehicle. How long until Ford and GM get some nose under the tent?
There is a reason Eskimos had dog sleds /s
Anyone who buys an electric car in an area prone to subzero temperatures just failed a self-imposed IQ test.
Maybr it’s a good thing that these kinds of problems are happening now. Maybe it will push off arbitrary and unrealistic mandates and deadlines for doing away with conventional vehicles. Maybe.
At least with older cars-—you could could use match/lighter to warm up key to unlock the door-—
I presume the word you are thinking of ends with '....box'
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