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> He later learned a separate 12-volt battery in his Tesla Model Y died after he opened the door, and he said he was trapped inside on a 100º day for 20 minutes

by dinom 3y ago

> He later learned a separate 12-volt battery in his Tesla Model Y died after he opened the door, and he said he was trapped inside on a 100º day for 20 minutes. The low-voltage battery powers what’s inside a Tesla including the doors, computer display, and windows. I won't speak to the usability of the "emergency latch". But, it certainly sounds odd that there's a separate low-voltage battery in addition to the main battery.

rootusrootus 3y ago
> But, it certainly sounds odd that there's a separate low-voltage battery in addition to the main battery. That's normal. It's good to have a low voltage system to run all the regular electronics around the car that you don't need to expose to high voltage. And to operate things like the contactors for the traction battery.