The electric car community is up in arms about a story involving a “dead” Tesla Roadster and its owner. Max Drucker, a Tesla Roadster owner had the unfortunate experience of his beloved Roadster’s battery dying after being parked in a garage for two months. Drucker left the Roadster in the garage, unplugged, which caused the battery to die. Upon having it towed to a Tesla service center, Tesla determined that the battery in his Roadster needed to be replaced at an astronomical cost of $40,000. After receiving the bad news, Drucker sent a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk about his unhappiness with his “bricked” Roadster, claiming a design flaw caused the battery to die. But Tesla is denying these charges, saying that Drucker failed to properly care for the automobile. Read the rest of “Bricked” Tesla Roadster Battery Launches Electric Vehicle Debate Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: battery , electric car , electric car battery , electric car news , electric vehicle , elon musk , ev , ev news , green car , green cars , tesla , Tesla Model X , tesla model-s , Tesla roadster
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“Bricked” Tesla Roadster Battery Launches Electric Vehicle Debate