Desperate Tesla owners in and around Chicago were seen trying to charge their vehicles with no luck amid the frigid temperatures gripping the Midwest.
Charging stations have essentially turned into car graveyards in recent days as temperatures have dropped into the negative double digits, Fox Chicago reports.
“Nothing. No juice. Still at zero percent,” Tyler Beard, who has been trying to recharge his Tesla at the Oak Brook, Illinois Tesla supercharger station since Sunday afternoon, told the news outlet. “And this is like three hours of being here after being here three hours yesterday.”
Beard and several other Tesla owners tried to charge their cars amid long lines and idle cars at other Tesla charging stations in the Chicago area, the news station reported.
“This is crazy work. It’s a disaster. Seriously,” said Tesla owner Chalis Mizelle.
Someone pushes a Tesla at a Chicago-area vehicle charging station where many electric vehicles are forced to sit amid freezing temperatures. FOX 32 Chicago
Mizelle said she left her car and got a ride from a friend after her car wouldn’t charge.
“We got a bunch of dead robots here,” said one man.
Kevin Sumrak told the Fox station that he landed Sunday night at Chicago O’Hare International Airport and found his Tesla dead and unable to start.
Charging stations have turned into car graveyards for Teslas, as temperatures have dropped into negative double digits, Fox Chicago reports. FOX 32 Chicago A visibly upset man stands near a Tesla that failed to charge at a Chicago-area charging station Monday. FOX 32 Chicago
He had to hire a flatbed tow truck to transport the vehicle to a working charging station.
An expert told the news outlet that cold weather can affect the ability of electric vehicles to charge properly.
“It’s not plug and go. You have to precondition the battery, meaning you have to keep the battery up to the optimal temperature to receive fast charging,” said Mark Bilek of the Chicago Auto Trade Association.
FOX Business has reached out to Tesla, but has yet to hear back.
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