Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power

Re:Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs af... by Nafnlaus on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:38AM (#37208132)

"And if you use the emergency switch, the window showers you in shattered glass"

I'll take "Things That Have Never Happened" for $800

Most people with no experience with the car reach for the handle rather than the button, as it's more intuitive. The window does NOT shatter when they do this. The window is up against a rubber seal. Rubber has give - it just drags along the rubber. Which you'd ideally rather not do, but it's hardly the end of the world.

(In case anyone is wondering why it's like this - the cars have frameless windows. The same applies to all cars with frameless windows - Teslas aren't the only ones. Generally higher-end cars.)

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Re:Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs af... by richbell on Monday August 21, 2023 @07:57AM (#37208278)

> I'll take "Things That Have Never Happened" for $800

It's explicitly mentioned in TFA as something that happened.

) Exton followed the instructions for the manual release to open the door, but he said this "somehow broke the driver's window."

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Re:Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs af... by ninkendo on Monday August 21, 2023 @08:27AM (#37208542)

> The same applies to all cars with frameless windows

I drove a Dodge Neon in the late 90s with frameless windows. The windows were not powered and it did not have a system to lower them when opening the door. It just worked.

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