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by cgb223 976 days ago
If Tesla can’t make a chassis that keeps rainwater away from the battery, then they shouldn’t charge their customers for it when the battery inevitably has water ingress
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There are five million Teslas on the road. Here we have a story about a single Tesla with a flooded battery compartment.

This sort of issue happens on every type of car. It's not routine that a Ford F150 has a cracked block that leads the engine to hydrolock, but it does happen, and Ford doesn't cover the damage 8 years later.

That's why organizations like Consumer Reports are important.

E.g. if Tesla batteries only last X years and you plan on keeping your Tesla for Y years, then knowing that leads to better decision making.

You went very quickly from 1 headline to 'inevitably'.