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Tesla RoadsterThe electric car community is up in arms about a story involving a "dead" Tesla Roadster and its owner. Max Drucker, a Tesla Roadster owner had the unfortunate experience of his beloved Roadster's battery dying after being parked in a garage for two months. Drucker left the Roadster in the garage, unplugged, which caused the battery to die. Upon having it towed to a Tesla service center, Tesla determined that the battery in his Roadster needed to be replaced at an astronomical cost of $40,000. After receiving the bad news, Drucker sent a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk about his unhappiness with his "bricked" Roadster, claiming a design flaw caused the battery to die. But Tesla is denying these charges, saying that Drucker failed to properly care for the automobile.1
Tesla RoadsterThe electric car community is up in arms about a story involving a "dead" Tesla Roadster and its owner. Max Drucker, a Tesla Roadster owner had the unfortunate experience of his beloved Roadster's battery dying after being parked in a garage for two months. Drucker left the Roadster in the garage, unplugged, which caused the battery to die. Upon having it towed to a Tesla service center, Tesla determined that the battery in his Roadster needed to be replaced at an astronomical cost of $40,000. After receiving the bad news, Drucker sent a letter to Tesla CEO Elon Musk about his unhappiness with his "bricked" Roadster, claiming a design flaw caused the battery to die. But Tesla is denying these charges, saying that Drucker failed to properly care for the automobile.2
