Numerous Tesla owners have said they’ve been stuck inside their EVs after the cars suddenly lost power.

YouTuber Tom Exton claimed that his Tesla Model Y ordered him to pull over before it suddenly lost power and left him unable to exit.

Exton followed the instructions for the manual release to open the door, but he said this “somehow broke the driver’s window.”

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    1 year ago

    “Brake by wire” doesn’t mean there isn’t a mechanical linkage, just that the “primary” means of transmitting brake pressure is electrical.

    Between safety regulations, liability, the the potential for a PR disaster there isn’t a single road legal car for sale (yet) that doesn’t have a backup hydraulic or other mechanical system – the brakes must work if there’s a catastrophic electrical failure.