EV Won’t Start After Driving in Rain, Owner Left Speechless When Stuck with $20K Bill
thefederalistpapers.org | October 16, 2023 | Joe SaundersAccording to the Scottish news outlet EdinburbghLive, the owner of a Tesla has been asked by the company to fork over the equivalent of more than $20,000 for repairs to a battery that was reportedly damaged by rain while it was parked on a street in the Scottish capital last week.
Sound like it might be a problem? The owner sure thought so.
According to the report, the vehicle belongs to Johnny Bacigalupo and Rob Hussey, a gay couple living in the Edinburgh suburbs.
Why did they think it was necessary to throw that in? What kind of clothes were they wearing? What TV shows do they like?
On Oct. 7, they drove into the city for dinner without any problem, but they found the car wouldn’t start afterward.
They waited for hours for Tesla roadside assistance, EdinburghLive reported, which only resulted in the vehicle being hauled away.
But that was only the beginning of the trouble.
“After complaints from me, we received a call at 5:30 p.m. on the Wednesday, saying the battery was damaged due to water ingress and it was unfortunately not covered by the battery’s 8-year warranty, and so the repair would be around £17,500 [$21,351],” Bacigalupo said, according to the report.
“Did I wish to proceed? I was flabbergasted and couldn’t really find my words.”
Oh, look around. They’re somewhere.
