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> In Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, on Monday, television reporters found Teslas that were running out of juice while in long lines for plugs at a Superchar
by theshrike79 3y ago
> In Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, on Monday, television reporters found Teslas that were running out of juice while in long lines for plugs at a Supercharger station.
"Running out of" is not "dead".
> At a Supercharger station in Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor, the battery in Ankita Bansal’s Tesla had only 7% of its charge left. She plugged in, but the car wouldn’t take electricity. Instead, the display said the battery was heating up.
So the battery wasn't dead or dying, it was heating up to charge. The car will do it automatically if you navigate to a known charge.
> A few stalls away from her, Kim Burney’s Tesla Model 3 was charging just a little slower than it does in normal temperatures. She had driven farther than she thought on a trip to her dentist in Ann Arbor on Wednesday morning and wanted to get close to a full charge for the rest of the day’s travels.
> So she told the car she was going to the charging station and it was ready by the time she arrived and plugged in.
And one user with zero issues
I really expect The Guardian to have better headlines. There are zero dead or dying batteries in the actual text, why is it mentioned in the headline?
Ahh, it's an Associated Press article reposted. That explains the clickbait headline.
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- culturestate 3y ago> Ahh, it's an Associated Press article reposted. That explains the clickbait headline. The AP is the furthest thing from clickbait I can possibly imagine, and their original headline[1] is completely different. 1. https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicle-charging-tesla-frigid-temperatures-2c85e3455d49a86c12d1ba59a235cd4b https://apnews.com/article/electric-vehicle-charging-tesla-f...
- efficax 3y agoi saw several dead teslas in my city during the cold snap last week
- theshrike79 3y agoAnd there's been an actual epidemic of people's ICE vehicles just plain not starting when it was -30C for a few days in a row. EV's just started, because they don't need to "start". There needs to be enough juice in the 12V battery to engage the main battery relay and then it's done. Mine sat outside for almost a week when it was -25 to -32, then I had to go get some groceries and it just went. Ironically plug-in hybrids were the worst off. Many brands completely refuse to start if the battery is too cold, because they use the EV drivetrain as a starter for the ICE bit. Cold battery -> no go. Worst of both worlds pretty much.
- demondemidi 3y agoWhat is an equivalent rule that ICE owners need to remember on a daily basis or their cars will be rendered inoperable? I’m having trouble thinking of one. It’s like saying if you fill up your gas tank too fast or let your tank get too low, or don’t tell your car you are getting gas soon… you break your car.
- Twistyfiasco 3y agoSome cars if you don't plug in the block heater you can damage the alternator and at that point the car can't start on its own. Depending how bad it is the car may not run very long without the alternator either.
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