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Tesla Published January 15, 2024 9:48pm EST

Chicago-area Tesla charging

stations lined with dead cars in
freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead
robots out here'
Chicago and much of the Midwest were plunged into a deep freeze
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Desperate Tesla owners in and around Chicago were seen trying to charge their vehicles the week, plus CEO interviews, market
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with no luck amid frigid temperatures that have gripped the Midwest. matters to you.

Charging stations have essentially turned into car graveyards in recent days as
temperatures have dropped to the negative double digits, Fox Chicago reported.

"Nothing. No juice. Still on zero percent," Tyler Beard, who had been trying to recharge his Subscribe
Tesla at an Oak Brook, Illinois Tesla supercharging station since Sunday afternoon, told
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Someone pushes a Tesla at a Chicago-area vehicle charging station where many of the electric vehicles have been
forced to sit amid freezing temperatures. Many of the vehicles failed to charge at stations around Chicago amid
the cold weather. (WFLD / Fox News)

Beard and several other Tesla owners were trying to charge their cars amid long lines and
abandoned cars at other Tesla charging stations in the Chicago area, the news station
reported.

"This is crazy. It’s a disaster. Seriously," said Tesla owner Chalis Mizelle.

Mizelle said she abandoned her car and got a ride from a friend after hers would not
charge.

Multiple Tesla at an Oak Brook, Illinois Tesla supercharging station. (WFLD / Fox News)

"We got a bunch of dead robots out here," one man said.

Kevin Sumrak told the Fox station that he landed Sunday night at Chicago O'Hare
International Airport and found his Tesla dead and unable to start. He was forced to hire a
flatbed tow truck to haul the vehicle to a working charging station.

A visibly frustrated man stands near a Tesla that failed to charge at a Chicago-area charging station on Monday.
(WFLD / Fox News)

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One expert told the news outlet that cold weather can impact the ability of electric
vehicles to charge properly.

not plug and go. You have to precondition the battery, meaning that you have to get
"It’s
the battery up to the optimal temperature to accept a fast charge," said Mark Bilek of the
Chicago Auto Trade Association.

FOX Business has reached out to Tesla, but has not yet heard back.

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