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        3 months ago

        You said other manufacturers fail at “this” referring to the 12v battery dying, but the context here is a child being trapped in a car when that battery fails. If the 12v battery fails on any other car you simply pull the handle and the door opens.

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            3 months ago

            Ok fine, what other manufacturer traps someone inside when the battery fails?

            You mentioned the hidden latch on another thread. Should I bring my question over there instead?

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              3 months ago

              “Should I bring my question over there instead?”

              That’s usually what people do so conversations can actually be followed and come in a logical order…

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              3 months ago

              Ok fine, what other manufacturer traps someone inside when the battery fails?

              I don’t know. I don’t understand why you’re asking me this.

              you’re up and down this post defending Tesla’s boneheaded decisions.

              I am both critical and defensive of Tesla, depending on the topic of discussion. It’s called being objective.

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                3 months ago

                I don’t know. I don’t understand why you’re asking me this.

                Because this article is about someone being trapped in a car when the battery died and saying “it’s hard to tell when a battery is going to fail” skips over the fundamental problem of being unable to open the door when that happens.

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                  3 months ago

                  It’s not “skipping over” anything. I was not commenting on the door latches. I was commenting on a specific failure to do with the battery exclusively. I commented elsewhere that the latches a terrible and stupid design. Every car should have mechanical door latches, inside and out. If for no other reason than simplicity and reliability.