I have to tell people not to use that secret handle when exiting my model 3. Damn the media hates Tesla
how do you drive a car for 3 years and not know there was a latch to open the door in case the power goes out?
Is this the one where she tried to update in a fast food parking lot and ignored the warnings?
This kind of non newsworthy article creates narrative based thinking (“EVs bad, people stuck in car when battery dies”) when it’s just PEBCAK (problem exists between user and keyboard)
This is 100% a RTFM moment. User error should be the main jist of this dumb news story. I guess it'll help other clueless owners.
Do they not have a "leisure battery" that's not associated with the main power?
The manual door release couldn't be further from "secret". It's so obvious that almost every first-time passenger thinks it's how you're always supposed to open the door.