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Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find

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[–] db2@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago (12 children)

I hate to be the voice of reason here, but if you get inside a powerful device to pilot it you should at minimum read the directions first.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I hate to be the voice of reason here

But you could read the article first...

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

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Yes that's a risk, but would you rather have a broken window or be caught in a burning car? More important it still works after a power failure.

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