Regular vehicles have a block heater. Do teslas have a battery warmer or something?
31-35, M
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swirlie · 31-35
Something else you may want to consider is NOT buying a Tesla if you can avoid it. Teslas are actually a death trap if they're ever involved in a frontal collision where the system logic shuts off all power to the vehicle if the battery becomes damaged at all.
In so doing, the windows automatically close and the doors all automatically lock and then the computers shut down, which means that pushing a button to unlock the door from the inside no longer works and the doors stay locked until the manual door lock release mechanism is activated, leaving the occupants trapped inside until they can figure this out. Extremely unsafe design which makes a Tesla a very poor choice.
In so doing, the windows automatically close and the doors all automatically lock and then the computers shut down, which means that pushing a button to unlock the door from the inside no longer works and the doors stay locked until the manual door lock release mechanism is activated, leaving the occupants trapped inside until they can figure this out. Extremely unsafe design which makes a Tesla a very poor choice.
UsernameAlreadyInUse · 26-30, M
@swirlie This is crucial aspect of drawback people seldom think about when pondering to buy EV.
swirlie · 31-35
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Where this auto-door look anomaly first became an issue was with the Tesla Model 3, where the manual door release mechanism is intentionally hidden behind the interior door side-panel radio speaker hole!
If you pry-off the round speaker cover with a screwdriver, you will find the radio speaker inside the hole. Just to the right of the speaker is a loose wire with a red pull-handle tab on it that says "manual door release-PULL" and when you pull it, the door mechanism releases and the door opens slightly, enabling egress from the car.
But nobody at Tesla knows that! Especially NOT the salesmen who sell the cheap piles of crap to the unsuspecting traveling public!
In the next Tesla model up which is the Model 'Y', the manual door release handle is integral with the arm rest although it is not marked as such. When you simply pull up on it, the door opens manually, but you have to spend many more thousands of dollars for a Model 'Y' just to have this easy-to-reach safety feature literally at your finger tips.
Where this auto-door look anomaly first became an issue was with the Tesla Model 3, where the manual door release mechanism is intentionally hidden behind the interior door side-panel radio speaker hole!
If you pry-off the round speaker cover with a screwdriver, you will find the radio speaker inside the hole. Just to the right of the speaker is a loose wire with a red pull-handle tab on it that says "manual door release-PULL" and when you pull it, the door mechanism releases and the door opens slightly, enabling egress from the car.
But nobody at Tesla knows that! Especially NOT the salesmen who sell the cheap piles of crap to the unsuspecting traveling public!
In the next Tesla model up which is the Model 'Y', the manual door release handle is integral with the arm rest although it is not marked as such. When you simply pull up on it, the door opens manually, but you have to spend many more thousands of dollars for a Model 'Y' just to have this easy-to-reach safety feature literally at your finger tips.
UsernameAlreadyInUse · 26-30, M
@swirlie i think not only tesla but most ev also adopt this trend of electric control door hatch systen just for aesthetic purpose and makes car looks more tech advance it is unecessary and extemely danger but tesla is the first initiate this trend of ridiculous idea.
swirlie · 31-35
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Buyer beware!
Buyer beware!