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Tesla Sentry Mode catches deliberate attack against Model 3, vandal arrested
A Tesla Model 3 owner is thanking the video recording capabilities of Sentry Mode after it captured a shocking act of vandalism against his electric car. As could be seen in footage from the security feature, a woman stealthily yet aggressively keyed the Model 3 as she was ushering her children inside a Dodge Journey SUV, resulting in deep scratches to the vehicle's body panels.
A short clip[*] of the incident was shared on YouTube by Rafael "Teslatino" Santoni, who noted in a conversation with Teslarati that while the incident definitely appeared premeditated, the Model 3 owner could not determine the lady's motivation for the attack. The damage from the incident was quoted at $900 in repair costs by a third-party body shop.
Fortunately for the Model 3 owner, the footage from Sentry Mode was able to capture the entire incident, and it featured a clear shot of the woman's face. With her identity determined, the attack was promptly reported to the police, who later arrested the woman on vandalism charges. It remains to be seen if she will be required to pay for the damages she caused to the Model 3.
[...] While remarkable for their technology and performance, Tesla's electric vehicles remain polarizing to some groups of people. Attacks on Teslas have been recorded in the past, including a road rage incident against a Model 3 that resulted in an instant karma crash, as well as an unfortunate incident involving vandals and a Supercharger. Some electric car owners have also found themselves becoming victim to acts colloquially known as ICE-ing, which refers to gas-powered cars (intentionally or unintentionally) blocking access to charging stations.
[*] Direct links to the original video and to some extra footage on YouTube. --martyb
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Nuke on Monday April 01 2019, @07:14PM (8 children)
I can't say I have much sympathy with that. At my nearest town most parking costs money, but there is one small car park (~20 spaces) near the shops which is free but limited to 20 minutes. Useful if you just want to buy one or two things. There is always a small queue of 2 or 3 three cars for it but usually only a couple of minutes' wait before spaces become available.
A year ago the council put EV chargers by three of the spaces and painted their road surfaces blue, with "EVs Only" in white lettering. I have never seen an EV (or an ICE for that matter) using any of these spaces. They are just a waste of space - and waste of other people's time as IC vehicles are waiting for one of the remaining spaces (usually with engines running - and polluting!). IMHO, an EV owner should make arrangements to charge it somewhere other than in a premium location by a shopping street; I don't expect to find fuel pumps there.
I see it as EVs blocking access to valuable parking spaces without even being present to make use of them. At least ICE vehicles blocking EV spaces are making use of the space.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday April 01 2019, @07:29PM (6 children)
There had to be some point where businesses allocated parking space for ICE vehicles, which took up more parking space than a horse.
I suppose you could complain to the council. But they might be wanting to encourage the use of EVs. Although in this case, the EV spots could maybe be a bit further from the business entrance.
If a business owner takes it upon themselves to do this, without a government mandate, then complain to the business.
If busy businesses simply does not have enough parking then this points to poor planning -- somewhere. Either a problem with the city planning. Or with the business not planning enough parking. Or a city not requiring enough parking.
> I don't expect to find fuel pumps there.
I cannot see the future. But I wonder if EV chargers could become common features at some businesses. Just as some places offer both electrical outlets and USB-A outlets for charging, along with WiFi.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @07:41PM (2 children)
It will as soon as the cost of electricity goes to zero.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Monday April 01 2019, @07:44PM (1 child)
It doesn't have to go to zero. The cost of free WiFi is not zero. The cost of free air conditioning is not zero. It only has to be so cheap that it doesn't impact the business. We might be past that point already?
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(Score: 0, Redundant) by sorpigal on Monday April 01 2019, @09:41PM
It doesn't need to be close to zero, it just needs to be within the profit margin of additional business. Some places are there already.
That said, as EVs become more common I expect there to be (0) more at-business EV-only parking, (1) that parking to have a pay-per-kilowatt-hour charger where the business and the charger provider split the profits. In that scenario literally everyone wins, except people who don't drive EVs... but that's going to be not very many people in ten years time.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by HiThere on Monday April 01 2019, @07:44PM
FWIW, a car takes up considerably less space than a carriage. And horses were so expensive to own & maintain that most people didn't have them. I don't actually know what the streets of western towns looked like, but I *do* know that you can't trust the Hollywood vision. I expect that horses were usually "parked" at a livery stable if you were going to be in a place for more than a couple of minutes. (This doesn't include horses that were harnessed to a wagon or cart, of course.)
FWIW, the era of "cowboys" was only about 25 years, perhaps, if you stretch things a lot, 40 years. It basically started with troops from the Confederate side of the US Civil War needing to do something the earn a living, and not having many choices. But all these new railroads providing a way to ship cattle around cheaply. It pretty much ended when barbed wire became reasonably available. So by 1890 the norm was farms and small towns, where space was plentiful, and parking wasn't a problem. Places like New York, where it *was* a problem, didn't park horses on the public street.
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(Score: 2) by Nuke on Monday April 01 2019, @09:42PM
"Allocated" parking spaces did not generally exist until quite recent times.
Until the explosion in car ownership in the 1950's, people generally just parked right outside where they wanted to go. Only the wealthy had cars and they felt entitled anyway, and would have objected strongly to being told where and where not to park; the only weapon against bad parking was the law against "Obstruction" of the highway. It is evident from old photos that there were rarely any marked spaces, even in crowded city centres with a lot of traffic (mixed cars and horses for a time) - it was just a free-for-all. There were certainly never any marked parking spaces with "Cars only, no horses!" signs.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @10:38PM
When I lived in south-central PA during the 1980's, it was commonplace for most larger stores to have quite a few electrical outlets near the hitching posts at the front of the store. There were a large number of Amish and Mennonite communities in the area, and the store owners knew that would draw customers...the customers could recharge the batteries needed for the required lights on their carriages/wagons/carts for road use, while they shopped.
So my answer would be yes, but depending on cost of equip/electricity, maybe not as widespread. More likely to find metered charging stations or parking w/metered charging available.
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(Score: 0, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @08:21PM
Come on man, you have to be able to differentiate these cases from each other. That's what makes a reasonable person. I wouldn't like the parking spot thing either, but it's a different thing to become a complete moron and start blocking accesses.
Besides, you don't fucking touch someones car.