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

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[โ€“] kescusay@lemmy.world 86 points 1 year ago (9 children)

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.

[โ€“] bad_alloc@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

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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