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Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain(www.carexpert.com.au)

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Scottish couple facing $33k repair bill after driving Tesla in heavy rain::undefined

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kescusay@lemmy.world
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Just in case anyone thinks this is a problem with all electric cars…

I own a Chevy Bolt. It lives in the driveway, as my house doesn’t have a garage. And I live in a city that gets Scotland levels of rainfall. It’s not uncommon for a heavy downpour to leave some low-lying streets with an inch or more of water on them in some places, and that’s perfectly normal here.

My Bolt does just fine in that. I never even considered the idea that I might need to take extra precautions with it because fucking rain might kill its battery.

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bad_alloc@feddit.de
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I second this. Drove my Zoe through rain, snow and ice, never had any problem or even thought about with water ingress.

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Brownian Motion@lemmy.world
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Water got into the battery. Well that sounds like it is squarely a fault of Tesla and its QC or R&D. Who tf builds a car, with a battery, doesn’t make sure that the battery and all other major components are IP68 rated for “full immersion up to a meter or more for 30 minutes” ?

Its a CAR. We have Fords to cross. And some RAIN fscked it up??!!

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elmicha@feddit.de
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The second car here is a Tesla, and it still runs at the other side of the ford (but we don’t know for how long). But I agree, driving through rain should not damage a car.

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