Johnny Bacigalupo and Rob Hussey have been hit with a £17,000 bill to fix their Tesla after it was damaged in the rain - they have been told to pay even if they say it's not their fault
  • sizzler@lemmy.worldEnglish
    203·
    2 years ago

    I’ve recovered Teslas that have “failed” in the rain. It means a moisture sensor has triggered. The car tells you they it can get to where you need to go but then will need to be serviced. It’s a “first” generation problem rather than anything inherently wrong with electric cars.

    • HughJanus@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      2 years ago

      It means a moisture sensor has triggered.

      Moisture sensors don’t typically cost $21k. They said the batteries were full of water.

      • sizzler@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        2 years ago

        They said the batteries were full of water

        I think we can assume the moisture sensor was triggered then.

      • Heggico@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Which is the part I don’t really understand. Aren’t these batteries pretty much all watercooled? Maybe the control electronics got wet causing it to keep the battery on in a flooded condition and thus draining them completely? Maybe just the moisture senser tripped, causing them to say, yeah, water damage, gotta replace it?