ForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoArizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, diedwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square284fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkArizona toddler rescued after getting trapped in a Tesla with a dead battery | The Model Y’s 12-volt battery, which powers things like the doors and windows, diedwww.theverge.comForgottenFlux@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square284fedilink
minus-squareWrench@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoMy wife’s EV has a tiny key that comes out of the dongle, and has a tiny hidden keyhole under the handle. I had to Google to find it, but it’s sufficient if power is out. It’s a mechanical lock mechanism like cars have had for a century. As it should be.
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My wife’s EV has a tiny key that comes out of the dongle, and has a tiny hidden keyhole under the handle.
I had to Google to find it, but it’s sufficient if power is out. It’s a mechanical lock mechanism like cars have had for a century. As it should be.