THEin these last days, a wave of bad weather is hitting many areas of the United States. There are numerous inconveniences that snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures are creating. Thousands of flights have been cancelled, transport is in difficulty, schools are closed and in Chicago the city now finds itself with a mass of Tesla carscompletely blocked by the cold.
Bad weather in USA: airports affected and flights cancelled
The winter cold is bringing America to its knees. The waves of snow and ice have already blocked thousands of flights (the most affected airports are those of Denver, Dallas, Chicago and Houston). All this while many schools in the most affected areas are still closed. Bad weather is crossing the whole country. And in the past few days these weather events also caused disruption to the Republican caucuses in Iowaan important moment in view of the upcoming presidential elections on November 5, which saw Trump triumph.
The Tesla case in Chicago: «We have a bunch of robot corpses»
In these last few hours, some images have caused discussion and have immediately made the rounds on the web. Due to the low temperatures recorded in the Midwest, many Tesla electric cars have run out of battery and got stuck in charging stations. Some national news shows showed images of dozens and dozens of motorists in Chicago, desperate to load their vehicles.
A bus in the Chicago area during a winter storm on January 12, 2024. Credit: Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
As reported Fox Chicago, temperatures are far below zero (in their report they reported a temperature of 18 degrees below zero). All this has clearly put electric cars to the test. «We’ve got a bunch of robot corpses out here», some Supercharger customers told local media, pointing to the numerous vehicles stopped due to the cold.
This It’s not the first time that the company’s cars Elon Musk demonstrate criticality due to low temperatures. As reported by The messengerin fact, already in 2022 many users were unable to open their cars due to the door opening mechanism being jammed due to ice.
Meanwhile, Tesla loses its lead in electric cars
Meanwhile, no official communications have yet arrived from the company which, as is known, is experiencing a complex moment after that The Wall Street Journal had reported that Elon Musk (the richest tycoon in the world) he would use LSD, cocaine, ecstasy, ketamine and psychedelic mushrooms.
But that’s not all. In these last days Tesla has lost its lead. Indeed, Wang Chuanfu’s Chinese company BYD (and financed by Warren Buffett) surpassed Tesla in global EV sales. And she has no intention of stopping there. As reported by the CEO of the Chinese company, they are now committed to investing 14 billion dollars in vehicle intelligence. Without specifying, however, any timing.
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