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Wow that's sounds like a crappy experience all-round given the avg customer service response! A few things regarding the towing situation tho... Do tesla's hon

by gtvwill 10y ago

Wow that's sounds like a crappy experience all-round given the avg customer service response! A few things regarding the towing situation tho... Do tesla's honestly not have any form of rear tow hitch/chassis/axle? The bit where the tow truck driver had to push the vehicle out of a park because it was nose-in boggles my mind. Like,why didn't he just strap on to a rear axle/chassis point and pull it out with his truck/winch? I haven't had a chance to crawl under a tesla but if by design they have nowhere on the rear end to slap a strap this sounds like an absolutely terrible oversight/poor design by the tesla team. That or the towie was just being lazy/precious and didn't want the late night. If anyone owns a tesla and could take a snap of the undercarriage from rear I'd be pretty interested. Apart from that and the crap customer service experience I've gotta say that this being such a new model of machinery I would be blown away if the first half decade(or full decade) of releases weren't plagued with problems... Most combustion vehicles engines/blocks have literally had 30 years on the same base design slowly removing flaws with each iteration(and creating new ones in the process).

FireBeyond 10y ago
https://forums.tesla.com/fr_CA/forum/forums/what-happens-if-i-get-towed https://forums.tesla.com/fr_CA/forum/forums/what-happens-if-... Issues with needing to be in the vehicle, "warranty voiding", manual stating "do not tow"...
lucaspiller 10y ago
> Do tesla's honestly not have any form of rear tow hitch/chassis/axle? I suspect the issue is more to do with the electric drive. There is no neutral unlike a traditional ICE vehicle, so any kind of towing could potentially damage the electric motors. I have a Prius and it's the same issue - if I need to get it taken to a garage, it's recommended to get a flatbed with a crane.
- fh973 10y ago
  What is the general experience, does law enforcement care about this car being "special" when parked in the wrong spot?
- nraynaud 10y ago
  These are ac motors not permanent magnets. Ac motors don't produce electricity or braking torque when you turn the shaft without power.
- Dylan16807 10y ago
  Electric motors default to being in neutral. If they produce voltage, and nothing consumes it, they spin freely.
  - vsl 10y ago
    Right. It’s that Teslas’ default mode is to be parked on brakes. You can tow it onto a flatbed, but you have to put it into a dedicated mode for it.

by gtvwill 10y ago

FireBeyond 10y ago

https://forums.tesla.com/fr_CA/forum/forums/what-happens-if-i-get-towed https://forums.tesla.com/fr_CA/forum/forums/what-happens-if-... Issues with needing to be in the vehicle, "warranty voiding", manual stating "do not tow"...

lucaspiller 10y ago

> Do tesla's honestly not have any form of rear tow hitch/chassis/axle? I suspect the issue is more to do with the electric drive. There is no neutral unlike a traditional ICE vehicle, so any kind of towing could potentially damage the electric motors. I have a Prius and it's the same issue - if I need to get it taken to a garage, it's recommended to get a flatbed with a crane.

fh973 10y ago
What is the general experience, does law enforcement care about this car being "special" when parked in the wrong spot?
nraynaud 10y ago
These are ac motors not permanent magnets. Ac motors don't produce electricity or braking torque when you turn the shaft without power.
Dylan16807 10y ago
Electric motors default to being in neutral. If they produce voltage, and nothing consumes it, they spin freely.
- vsl 10y ago
  Right. It’s that Teslas’ default mode is to be parked on brakes. You can tow it onto a flatbed, but you have to put it into a dedicated mode for it.