@Starcade

Very emotional incident no doubt but I wouldn't condemn the entire brand for a faulty battery.

All #EVs are susceptible to problems due to the failure of the "backup" 12v battery.

I had a #Prius that died because of that but entry into the car was much easier than in the Lyriq & I replaced the battery myself

The #VW id4 Pro that I lease sometimes goes "dormant" when I don't drive it for awhile.

The 1st time it happened, I used the "hidden" key to open the driver's side door thru a hidden key slot in the door latch. The car then "woke up" when I pressed the start button.

However, I later discovered that just pressing the rear hatch latch would wake up car w/o need for using the key but, of course, this would have done no good if the 12v backup battery was dead

Moral of the story: If you own or lease an EV, learn how to get into it if the main or backup batteries fail. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@ChrisMayLA6 @etchedpixels

Agree. As an agnostic driver of my friend's Model Y (back before #DOGE) I concluded that the real genius of #Tesla was the charging network they built from scratch.

"I'm on my third #Prius and I had NO IDEA how robust the Tesla #charging network is. I felt like I was seeing a parallel universe for the first time. It's basically squirreled away in obscure parking lots and back alleys. This makes sense, using space that is otherwise underused and local businesses benefit because drivers have 20-60 min of time to kill while they charge.

For example, Green River #Utah, a town of less than 1000 off of I-70, has 8-12 supercharger stations in the parking lot of the John Wesley Powell River History Museum (worth a visit!). We pulled in, plugged in, went across the street to the Tamarisk Restaurant to eat dinner (nice place!), and by the time we were done the battery was full. We then drove on."

#ElectricVehicles #EVs #Logistics

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