A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat

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[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

battery replacement schedules would be something you'd expect for a EV vehicle

[–]notafed 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This isn't even the drive battery. This is the auxillary battery used to operate stuff like the locks. Tesla should be including a physical key lock so that you can access the car in the event this battery dies.

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yes I assumed that, but you would think such electrics would be something part of the standard checks. The lack of access on dead battery does sound remiss in the design