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Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power. (www.businessinsider.in)
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The brakes in a Tesla are move powerful than the motors. If the guy in China had actually been hitting the brakes, the car could have never reached 150kmh. The chance of a simultaneous failure of the mechanical brakes, the electrical interlocks and the drive software is FAR less likely than the chance the driver was pushing the wrong peddle.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

The brakes in a Tesla are move powerful than the motors.

Maybe if you combine e-brakes and brake pads, I guess? Anyway, I agree that at >100 km/h, the brake pads should easily overpower the motor.