A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat
A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat
The Tesla owner said getting stuck in his driveway was "annoying as hell," and he tried everything from hosing the car down to jumping the battery.
The Tesla owner said getting stuck in his driveway was "annoying as hell," and he tried everything from hosing the car down to jumping the battery.
It's news because it’s anti-EV propaganda funded by the gas industry. Articles like this exist solely to get car buyers on the fence to not buy an EV.
No, just buy a Nissan Leaf...
Not all electric vehicles are Tesla...
I agree, but it doesn’t matter. The average shopper associates teslas with all EVs. They see this article and think “no chance I’m getting locked out of my gas car! Ill never buy and EV!”, not “no chance I’m getting locked out of my EV! I’ll buy a Leaf instead of a Tesla!”
Which is the exact goal of this article.
I agree, but it doesn’t matter. The average shopper associates teslas with all EVs. They see this article and think “no chance I’m getting locked out of my gas car! Ill never buy and EV!”, not “no chance I’m getting locked out of my EV! I’ll buy a Leaf instead of a Tesla!”
Which is the exact goal of this article.
and the leaf can be susceptible to this as well. its a 12v battery thing not a ev or ice thing.
The Leaf is pretty much the worst option you can get. There are plenty of others, cheaper, and better, that actually have thermal management on the pack. Unless you're buying used, in which case the Leaf can be fairly good value, if all you're doing is city driving.
I agree, but it doesn’t matter. The average shopper associates teslas with all EVs. They see this article and think “no chance I’m getting locked out of my gas car! Ill never buy and EV!”, not “no chance I’m getting locked out of my EV! I’ll buy a Leaf instead of a Tesla!”
Which is the exact goal of this article.
100% this. I wonder how many non-EV cars broke down in the heat but didn’t make the news…
100% this. I wonder how many non-EV cars broke down in the heat but didn’t make the news…
Well, Elno is certainly doing his own anti-advertising campaign well. I'd never buy a Tesla because that dumbffffk who gives nazis a microphone will profit of it, but there are a lot of very good alternatives out there now.
People buying EVs get them from vegetable stands, not the “auto industry”
If he ever read the manual for the car (no one ever does! they should!) he’d know you can remove the tow hook cover and connect a battery to the wires to open the frunk, then replace the 12v battery yourself if you’d like. Or if that’s too complicated, have it towed to a service center or mobile service fix it for you.
It’s just a car! Fix it yourself or take it to service! Why is this news?
That sounds needlessly more complicated than just having a regular lock mechanism like in most non-Tesla cars.
Either way you're replacing the 12v battery before you're driving anywhere, Tesla or otherwise. Having a manual lock may be nicer for easier access under the hood in this case, but that's really it. Other automakers EVs also have issues with their 12v systems dying and bricking the cars until replaced, Hyundai's come to mind specifically. Newer Teslas have a lithium-ion low voltage battery (it's like 15v or something i think?) that shouldn't fail for the life of the car, so this is a non-issue.
Seriously, this is why modern cars suck, and cost a fortune.
I’ve seen this exact issue end up as a mainstream news story more than once now. I don’t completely understand it either. The process to unlock if the battery is dead takes maybe 10-20 seconds, and from there you charge or replace the battery just as you would if your battery was dead in a standard car. This would be the equivalent to someone with a standard vehicle that has a FOB with the backup key hidden inside. If that person didn’t know that key existed and complained that they were locked out of their vehicle because the FOB had a dead battery, it would be just as odd if it made it to the news.
Hate the car/brand if you choose to, you do have that right. Just don’t hate based on misinformation.
Some of it is that a 12v failure is much more of a pain in an EV, since you need low-voltage to trigger the high-voltage battery contactors in order to recharge the low-voltage battery. Many people don't know this, and then panic when their car appears very broken. Some non-Tesla EVs will throw downright bizarre errors and lights at you in this condition.
I'm optimistic we'll all learn about EVs and their common failure modes like we have with ICE vehicles over time.
you're vastly overestimating how comfortable most people are with cars and electricity
This is news because it's related to Tesla.
This happened to James May after he left his car sitting for a bit of time. It was a huge pain in the ass to fix it
This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this post. It was a real bitch to get to the small battery to power it himself. This was during the pandemic and was the first time I was like “hmmm maybe I don’t want a Tesla”. And, among many other reasons, I do not want a Tesla.
This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this post. It was a real bitch to get to the small battery to power it himself. This was during the pandemic and was the first time I was like “hmmm maybe I don’t want a Tesla”. And, among many other reasons, I do not want a Tesla.
I have a model 3 in Vegas heat without issues. Just need to keep the car charged more in the temperature extremes.
This happened to James May after he left his car sitting for a bit of time. It was a huge pain in the ass to fix it
I know it’s not what you meant, but I giggled at the thought of James May in Texas with a big cowboy hat saying “oh cock”
I don't see why a 12v battery would die in the heat any faster in an EV than an ICE.
I have a model 3 in Vegas heat without issues. Just need to keep the car charged more in the temperature extremes.
hehe keyhole go click
How much does the temperature goes up to in Texas?
Battery dies, car doesn't work right. How is this news?
Compared to the car's main battery pack, the 12v battery is like a couple AAs. It's dumb that it couldn't use power from the main pack to unlock the car.
"Lawnmower dies when it runs out of gas, homeowner says 'it's annoying as hell' more at 11..."
sighs
Anti EV propaganda