‘No way to charge this battery’: Tesla owner was left stranded when his Model S died in the cold.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/no-way-charge-battery-tesla-140000238.html
‘No way to charge this battery’: Tesla owner was left stranded when his Model S died in the cold.
As EV popularity skyrockets, here’s why some enthusiasts might get cold feet
By Jing Pan
March 16, 2023
Original video: “Tesla S will not charge in the cold. Stranded on Christmas Eve!”
https://www.tiktok.com/@domnatishow/video/7180839253562199338
“UPDATE: I received several calls today from @Tesla Motors . They have been very accommodating so far, and are towing my car 2 hours away to Richmond to the service center at their own expense. Also, they delivered a loaner in the meantime.”
https://www.tiktok.com/@domnatishow/video/7181594117112122666
“UPDATE: Shocking interaction with Tesla service! They sent an estimate of nearly $2,000 and said my battery heater is broken. The notification on my screen said the battery is heating which was not true and their response regarding this false notification was very disappointing.”
https://www.tiktok.com/@domnatishow/video/7182837104857140522
Domenick Nati from Virginia, for instance, tried to charge his Tesla Model S ahead of Christmas but encountered some problems.
“I tried to charge it at my house, it won’t let me. So there’s no way to charge this battery or let it warm up in the cold,” Nati said in a TikTok video.
He then took the car to a Tesla Supercharger station and plugged it in but it failed to charge again.
The vehicle showed a message that the battery was heating and the car had a range of 19 miles at 1:11 pm.
“3:03, almost two hours later — battery is heating, 19 miles,” Nati read from the vehicle display with frustration later that day.
The temperature was reportedly around 19°F, or -7°C, at the time.
Nati’s video — titled “Tesla S will not charge in the cold. Stranded on Christmas Eve!” — has now amassed roughly 113,000 likes on TikTok.
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