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[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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.ml 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It means a moisture sensor has triggered.

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

[–] sizzler@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

They said the batteries were full of water

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

[–] Heggico@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months 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?