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A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat (www.businessinsider.com)

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[–] Earthwormjim91 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Any other car has a physical key as a backup. If the battery dies you can use the physical key to open it up and pop the hood to get to the battery to charge it.

With a Tesla you can’t do that because they don’t have a physical key.

[–] DisposableIgloo 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There’s a manual latch on the front that works for the battery if it’s dead to open the hood. This isn’t news it’s just clickbait Tesla hate.

The article itself says the owner tried to jump it several times before having to get it towed… like he would have for every other car brand.