• BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml
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        5 days ago

        It sounds like it didn’t die in the carwash but overnight, so my guess is they plugged it in overnight after the wash and after it died the plug won’t unlock maybe?

        • Pennomi@lemmy.world
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          5 days ago

          You gotta be a special kind of broken to not have power while plugged in.

          • FauxLiving@lemmy.world
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            5 days ago

            The body isn’t watertight and water collects in the frame due to lack of drain holes. The accumulated water shorts the electrical connections and discharges everything.

            Probably a lot of corrosion damage now too.

            Not being able to detach the charge cable due to lack of power is extra funny. They have a manual release but you have to remove a panel in the bed to get to it.

            Basically the vehicle is in beta but they released it anyway.

      • jonne@infosec.pub
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        5 days ago

        IIRC, the chassis has some places where water can pool inside without drainage holes, and wiring runs through those trays. It could be that the car was fine for a while until the owner tried charging it, which would’ve tripped a fuse or something.