"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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On 06/06/15 14:10, 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.


I'm not surprised - Teslas don't have engines...

Electric cars have a 12volt system to power all the accesories.
Also need to charge the main battery and start the car.
It won't move if the 12 volt battery is flat.