Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain::undefined

  • kescusay@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Just in case anyone thinks this is a problem with all electric cars…

    I own a Chevy Bolt. It lives in the driveway, as my house doesn’t have a garage. And I live in a city that gets Scotland levels of rainfall. It’s not uncommon for a heavy downpour to leave some low-lying streets with an inch or more of water on them in some places, and that’s perfectly normal here.

    My Bolt does just fine in that. I never even considered the idea that I might need to take extra precautions with it because fucking rain might kill its battery.

    • bad_alloc@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      I second this. Drove my Zoe through rain, snow and ice, never had any problem or even thought about with water ingress.

  • Brownian Motion@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Water got into the battery. Well that sounds like it is squarely a fault of Tesla and its QC or R&D. Who tf builds a car, with a battery, doesn’t make sure that the battery and all other major components are IP68 rated for “full immersion up to a meter or more for 30 minutes” ?

    Its a CAR. We have Fords to cross. And some RAIN fscked it up??!!

    • elmicha@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      The second car here is a Tesla, and it still runs at the other side of the ford (but we don’t know for how long). But I agree, driving through rain should not damage a car.