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.
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Correct me if I'm wrong here, but from a safety perspective shouldn't this mechanism fail open? Especially given the fact that I don't believe they even have a physical key, it's only the electromechanical locking mechanism
Nah, because otherwise it would be pretty easy to find ways to short out the battery, blow a fuse and open the car. This can happen on any vehicle which uses electronic locks and isn't really unique to Tesla. The difference is that Tesla has no physical backup key (I'm not sure if anyone else had dropped the physical backup), but it does have an external jump point you can use to provide 12v.
There are physical overrides on the inside though.