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Did you read the article? It stated that not charging the the car WILL NOT lead to $40,000 bricking.

• durandal1 15y ago
  Where did it say that? It acknowledges that deeply discharging may damage the cells, and it does not refute that it would cost $40,000 to fix. Even the owner's manual state this (except for the $40,000 cost of course).
  • ljf 15y ago
    quote from the article: Another error on the part of the blogger is the claim that if the cars discharge fully, the battery packs will be damaged. This is blatantly false. The battery management system of the Tesla Roadster keeps the battery from being discharged to a damagingly low state of charge under normal driving conditions. It's true that a full discharge to zero percent state of charge can potentially be damaging to a battery. However the battery management system of the Roadster won't allow the car to reach that low level of charge.
    • wmf 15y ago
      However the battery management system of the Roadster won't allow the car to reach that low level of charge. This is just plain wrong. If the car is not charging, self-discharge will happen and nothing can stop it.