{"id":296220,"date":"2024-01-17T16:53:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296220"},"modified":"2024-01-17T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T15:53:11","slug":"the-chicago-deep-freeze-has-created-a-tesla-graveyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=296220","title":{"rendered":"The Chicago Deep Freeze has created a \u201cTesla Graveyard\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"379\" data-attachment-id=\"296226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=296226\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?fit=1272%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1272,667\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?fit=723%2C379&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?resize=723%2C379&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?resize=1024%2C537&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?resize=1200%2C629&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?w=1272&amp;ssl=1 1272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Watts Up With That?\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Essay by Eric Worrall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">h\/t\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YKbAnOYUigo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MGUY<\/a>; \u201cWe got a bunch of dead robots out here\u201d: Drivers are complaining Tesla is not responding to complaints, despite being stuck for days in the Chicago Supercharger \u201cTesla Graveyard\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iFAtqWOaEgg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem appears to be the Teslas are not charging, even when they are connected to a working charger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fox claims an automobile expert advised drivers to hit the \u201cbattery precondition\u201d button on the vehicle before attempting to charge in extreme cold, but surely even if the driver forgets, the battery manager would sense the cold, and optimise the battery temperature without human intervention when plugged in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is WGN\u2019s take on the Chicago Tesla disaster;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0b-w46UDdpo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There could be more pain to come for the Chicago Tesla drivers. Prolonged exposure to severe frost conditions can permanently wreck the battery, and some of those bricked Tesla drivers have been stuck in the cold for days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Tesla customer service start responding to distressed Chicago drivers? I hope so \u2013 but in 2021, a Finnish Tesla owner became so fed up with Tesla customer service, after his battery was permanently wrecked by severe cold, he strapped 30Kg of Dynamite to the Tesla, and filmed a rather spectacular negative product review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7_9aVzf5fC4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note we at WUWT do not recommend blowing up your Tesla, regardless of the quality of Tesla customer service you receive. Explosives should only be handled by trained professionals, and Teslas contain large quantities of toxic chemicals. The Finnish Tesla owner in the video above responsibly removed the most toxic component, the battery, before detonating his Tesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problem appears to be the Teslas are not charging, even when they are connected to a working charger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":296226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The problem appears to be the Teslas are not charging, even when they are connected to a working charger.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[691826342,691826343,691826345,691826344],"class_list":["post-296220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-chicago","tag-deep-freeze","tag-tesla-drivers","tag-tesla-graveyard","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0Screenshot-2024-01-17-165153.png?fit=1272%2C667&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paxLW1-1f3K","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":298205,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=298205","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":0},"title":"EV drivers urged to preheat batteries amid cold weather","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/23\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"EV owners are advised to preheat their cars and charge overnight to counter the effects of harsh weather, following numerous reports of challenges faced by Tesla drivers, leading to abandoned vehicles in the US.","rel":"","context":"In \"battery efficiency\"","block_context":{"text":"battery efficiency","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=battery-efficiency"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-392.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-392.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-392.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-392.png?fit=1024%2C1024&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":449494,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=449494","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":1},"title":"Canadian Wins \u201cLemon Law\u201d Right to Return an EV Wrecked by Winter Temperatures","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"06\/09\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"According to the report, EV company lawyers unsuccessfully argued the vehicle was never meant to be parked outside in winter.","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicle (EV)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicle (EV)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicle-ev"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0-ChatGPT-Canadian-Wins-Lemon-Law-Right-to-Return-an-EV-Wrecked-by-Winter-Temperatures.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0-ChatGPT-Canadian-Wins-Lemon-Law-Right-to-Return-an-EV-Wrecked-by-Winter-Temperatures.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0-ChatGPT-Canadian-Wins-Lemon-Law-Right-to-Return-an-EV-Wrecked-by-Winter-Temperatures.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0-ChatGPT-Canadian-Wins-Lemon-Law-Right-to-Return-an-EV-Wrecked-by-Winter-Temperatures.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0-ChatGPT-Canadian-Wins-Lemon-Law-Right-to-Return-an-EV-Wrecked-by-Winter-Temperatures.png?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":327511,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=327511","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":2},"title":"The German E-Vehicle Nightmare, 2024 Q1 Sales Plummet 14%\u2026 \u201cGraveyard\u201d For Unsold Cars","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"05\/08\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Germany\u2019s 2030 e-car target now a lunatic fantasy","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0crisis-1276276_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0crisis-1276276_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0crisis-1276276_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0crisis-1276276_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/0crisis-1276276_1920.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":297082,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=297082","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":3},"title":"Electric cars and heat pumps seem destined to make us freeze","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/19\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"There is no point in telling us we\u2019ve got to get to net zero if you can\u2019t tell us how we cope when we reach sub-zero.","rel":"","context":"In \"Chicago\"","block_context":{"text":"Chicago","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=chicago"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0ee965cd17af3ffacbc5a68a57b1e354.jpeg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0ee965cd17af3ffacbc5a68a57b1e354.jpeg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0ee965cd17af3ffacbc5a68a57b1e354.jpeg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0ee965cd17af3ffacbc5a68a57b1e354.jpeg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0ee965cd17af3ffacbc5a68a57b1e354.jpeg?fit=1200%2C749&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":294825,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=294825","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":4},"title":"Hertz sells off 20,000 electric cars as drivers stick with petrol","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"01\/13\/2024","format":false,"excerpt":"US rental giant Hertz is selling off thousands of Teslas as weak demand forces it to replace 20,000 electric cars with petrol-powered vehicles.","rel":"","context":"In \"electric vehicles (EVs)\"","block_context":{"text":"electric vehicles (EVs)","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?tag=electric-vehicles-evs"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0hertz-teams-up-with-polestar-to-purchase-up-to-65000-electric-vehicles-over-five-years-185545_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C695&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0hertz-teams-up-with-polestar-to-purchase-up-to-65000-electric-vehicles-over-five-years-185545_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C695&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0hertz-teams-up-with-polestar-to-purchase-up-to-65000-electric-vehicles-over-five-years-185545_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C695&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0hertz-teams-up-with-polestar-to-purchase-up-to-65000-electric-vehicles-over-five-years-185545_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C695&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0hertz-teams-up-with-polestar-to-purchase-up-to-65000-electric-vehicles-over-five-years-185545_1.jpg?fit=1200%2C695&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":242882,"url":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=242882","url_meta":{"origin":296220,"position":5},"title":"German Drives Tesla 800 Kilometers To Poland: \u201cNever Again Electric Car!\u201d \u2026\u201dMakes No Sense\u201d","author":"uwe.roland.gross","date":"02\/02\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Electric cars still falling short on long-haul trips\u2026\u201dyou need to plan lots of extra time\u201d\u2026\u201dan absolute no go\u201d His conclusion: \u201cNever again electric car!\u201d","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image-79.png?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/121246920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=296220"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296220\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296228,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296220\/revisions\/296228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/296226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=296220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=296220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=296220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}