Hi Folks, Thought I'd mention that when it dropped to 8F degrees here in Roanoke VA with snow/ice the Tesla Y 2021 door handles froze close, recessed wipers could *not* be tilted up and had to be chopped out to free and Frunk lid froze shut.
The 2020 Bolt and 2013 Leaf were parked nearby and did *not* have any issues, wipers were tilted up and *normal* protruding wipers were tilted up prior to icing, no front hood problems. On the Tesla, after pouring hot water into the frunk lid and getting it open, I sprayed mucho WD-40 in the mechanism that freed it up. Hot water on the door handles got them operating again. Wish Tesla did *not* have the wipers recessed to collect snow/ice and jam. The California 20-something design engineers need to visit a *cold* climate. Hopefully future vehicles will be corrected to at least match the (cheaper) competition. Have a renewable energy day, Mark Mark E. Hanson 184 Vista Lane Fincastle, VA 24090 540-473-1248 phone & FAX, 540-816-0812 cell REEVA: community service RE & EV project club Website: www.REEVAdiy.org (See Project Gallery) UL Certified PV Installer My RE&EV Circuits: www.EVDL.org/lib/mh REEVA Demo: http://youtu.be/4kqWn2H-rA0 Fincastle Solar Weather Station _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
