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Old 02-24-2012, 05:37 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Well... the main case is one where the owner used up much of the range, then parked the car for six weeks.

The rest are hearsay.

The 100 foot extension cord story has no citations and is laughable... because the only way that 100 foot extension cord would cause battery drain is if it were improperly plugged or dangerously shorted.

The Japan story... well... read the specs before you send it to a country with 100volt power first...

The other two, no comment.

But if you're told to plug the car in every so often to avoid bricking... what's wrong with, well... plugging the car in to avoid bricking?

The Nissan Leaf also needs to be plugged in every two weeks or so to charge, so this isn't a problem limited to the Tesla. Although, granted, Tesla's issues are probably worse because of the deeper discharge rate.
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