Numerous Tesla owners say they’ve been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I hate to be the voice of reason here

    But you could read the article first…

    Exton followed the instructions for the manual release to open the door, but he said this “somehow broke the driver’s window.”

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      1 year ago

      That’s the tax. “You want to get out of your crippled car and not have a heat stroke? Go buy a new proprietary window from GlassX.”

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      1 year ago

      IIRC Teslas roll the window down slightly when you open the doors, and this doesn’t work if the car’s dead.

      • CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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        1 year ago

        Lots of cars do this. My old boss had a 350Z in like 2009 that lowered the window when you opened the door.

    • tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk
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      1 year ago

      Yes that’s a risk, but would you rather have a broken window or be caught in a burning car? More important it still works after a power failure.