• 5 Card Draw@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Is this really news?

    So if I get locked out of a car, I’m suddenly worthy of making headlines? There are bigger things to draw attention to than this.

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      1 year ago

      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.

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        1 year ago

        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.

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          1 year ago

          No there isn’t

          • A Tesla owner

          There are wires that hang out of the left tow hook you can use to pop the electronic latch but you need another battery to do that.