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Tesla Model S Has Bizarre 'Vampire-Like' Thirst For Electricity At Night

Posted by Unknown on from the bug-in-acpi-specification dept.

cartechboy writes "The Tesla Model S, for all its technical and design wizardry, has a dirty little secret: Its a vampire. The car has an odd and substantial appetite for kilowatt-hours even when turned off and parked. This phenomenon has been dubbed the 'vampire' draw, and Tesla promised long ago to fix this issue with a software update. Well, a few software updates have come and gone since then, and the Model S is still a vampire sucking down energy when it's shut down. While this is a concern for many Model S owners and would be owners, the larger question becomes: After nine months, and multiple software updates,why can't Tesla fix this known issue? Tesla has recognized the issue and said a fix would come, yet the latest fix is only a tiny improvement — and the problem remains unsolved. Is Tesla stumped? Can the issue be fixed?"

7 of 424 comments (clear)

  1. Vampires? by FredGauss · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is Tesla stumped? Can the issue be fixed? Tune in tomorrow — same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

    But on a serious note - I'm pretty sure the issue has something to do with this: http://sanctuary.wikia.com/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

  2. New name by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now known as Lestat model S.

  3. Re:Vampire? Huh?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the problem. The engineers at Tesla have the really expensive multimeters.

  4. Google + Tesla conspiracy by NIK282000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tesla is renting the cars out at night using Google's self driving technology and Google maps to run a secret taxi service. That guy reported 10-15 miles of charge missing overnights, that could be a few fairs used to pay for more of Tesla's research.

    --
    Dear aunt, let's set so double the killer delete select all
  5. I too am a vampire?! by foobar+bazbot · · Score: 5, Funny

    I used to think I'd have to drink blood or something to be a vampire, but no. I've now learned that since my stomach is full when I go to bed, and gets emptier while I sleep, leaving me hungry and in need of a little refuelling in the morning... that makes me a vampire!

  6. Re:The only fix for vampire draw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In America, you have a warning sticker for that.
    In Europe, we have common sense for that.

  7. Re:The only fix for vampire draw by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    In America, you have a warning sticker for that.
    In Europe, we have common sense for that.

    In California, you may get cancer from that.