Post by M. Hawbaker on Aug 20, 2023 16:02:54 GMT
Owners of Tesla electric vehicles have reported being stuck inside their vehicles once their cars suddenly lost power, Business Insider reported last Wednesday.
The report documents numerous incidences where car owners were unable to leave their cars. For example, one claimed that his Tesla ordered him to pull over on the street before the vehicle lost power and then said that the driver's window "somehow broke" after trying to follow instructions for the manual release to open the door.
Another incident saw a 73-year-old resident of Arizona trapped in his car on a 100F (38C) day. The driver, Rick Meggison, said he was trapped for around 20 minutes and was also unable to open the windows as the car's battery had died. Meggison also told ABC-15 that he couldn't open the doors.
It should be noted that the Tesla manual door can be used in emergencies, where the latch is found underneath the window switches of the Tesla Model Y's front seat. The Insider quoted Meggison as saying that the manual door release can be tricky to find as "it's not labeled. You don't know it's there unless you know it's there."
www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-755429
The report documents numerous incidences where car owners were unable to leave their cars. For example, one claimed that his Tesla ordered him to pull over on the street before the vehicle lost power and then said that the driver's window "somehow broke" after trying to follow instructions for the manual release to open the door.
Another incident saw a 73-year-old resident of Arizona trapped in his car on a 100F (38C) day. The driver, Rick Meggison, said he was trapped for around 20 minutes and was also unable to open the windows as the car's battery had died. Meggison also told ABC-15 that he couldn't open the doors.
It should be noted that the Tesla manual door can be used in emergencies, where the latch is found underneath the window switches of the Tesla Model Y's front seat. The Insider quoted Meggison as saying that the manual door release can be tricky to find as "it's not labeled. You don't know it's there unless you know it's there."
www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-755429
