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February 23, 2012 01:46 am GMT
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The Tesla Bricking Story? Its Nonsense
Here's a fun fact: Batteries and cars require maintenance. The Tesla Roadster runs on batteries that also require maintenance. Out of the 2,200 Roadster owners, apparently at least five didn't read the manual on their new toy and let the car sit off the charger for several months -- or so says one regional service manager. This is a no-no according to Tesla. The result? The battery packs completely died and needed to be replaced at the owner's expense. This is not unique to the $100k Tesla Roadster. Batteries stop working without a charge. It just so happens that the battery pack in question isn't a $100 laptop battery. The latest owner with a bricked Tesla is reportedly going to have to pay $40,000 to replace the battery pack in his Roadster.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/GM-bEz5kxTE/
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