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charles wrote:
One of the early stories was you couldn't part up a Tesla at say the
airport while you went on holiday for say 3 weeks, unless left plugged
in. Which seemed odd to me, as even a lead acid battery on a normal
car will last at least that under quiescent drain, with all the toys.

I found that after 2 weeks near Heathrow, The electric unlocking
wouldn't work. There was barely enough charge left to turn the engine
over.

Yes - remember reading somewhere the battery in a BMW wasn't covered by
warranty if parked up for more than 3 weeks.

Of course if the battery fails, so does the alarm, so you might as well
just disconnect the battery. ;-)

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