> This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at No. "Beard and several other Tesla owners were trying to charge thei

> This is a specific issue with the charging station these people were trying to charge at No. "Beard and several other Tesla owners were trying to charge their cars amid long lines and abandoned cars at other Tesla charging stations in the Chicago area, the news station reported." > this is functionally no different than a gas station's pumps freezing themselves out of operation No. Frozen pumps don't get "lined with dead cars" and are not due to a concealed vehicle limitation like ""It’s not plug and go. You have to precondition the battery, meaning that you have to get the battery up to the optimal temperature to accept a fast charge," said Mark Bilek of the Chicago Auto Trade Association."