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A Tesla owner says he was locked out of his EV after its 12-volt battery died amid the Texas heat
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this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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No, just buy a Nissan Leaf...
Not all electric vehicles are Tesla...
or a Hyundai if you don't want to pay a subscription to unlock your doors
Would recommend this over the Leaf, but if I recall correctly, Hyundai's latest EV's may not have a manual outdoor door release. You won't get this in US markets, but in Europe and Australasia, I do know the MG is cheaper than both Nissan and Hyundai, and do have manual releases on all their doors.
The Leaf is pretty much the worst option you can get. There are plenty of others, cheaper, and better, that actually have thermal management on the pack. Unless you're buying used, in which case the Leaf can be fairly good value, if all you're doing is city driving.
This right here. I fully plan for my next vehicle to be completely EV but refuse to give tesla any money at all. Currently it's not in my realistic price range but Rivian has some pretty sweet choices
Oh, you're thinking a Ute or SUV?
Nissan Leaf batteries are air cooled instead of water cooled. I wouldn't buy one, especially in a hot area.
Water cooled things are air cooled. The difference is in noise and where it's located.
As someone in the UK. What is this hot weather you talk of?
We're only in June, just wait till August lol we'll all be dying in our oven homes
Oh gosh. Not again. Those 40 degrees days were brutal. We're not set up for hot temperatures :).
I was confused, then I remembered Celsius. 40c is 104f. I'll be seeing a few of those days in the next week or so