Tesla cars allowing batteries to become fully discharged?

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i,m sure they did mention it, somewhere in owners manual, in place nobody would look.
my 2011 sonata hybrid's manual says i must check coolant level of hpcu (hybrid propulsion control unit) everyday, so if it fails, and dealer asks me, how often i was checking the fluid level, and i'll answer anything but everyday (and if i didn't read manual carefully i'd never know that in 2011 car i need to open the hood and check fluid level everyday), they will have a reason to void my warranty.
That's probably why Kermit said, "It's not easy being green."
 

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If that's the case, then it seems to me that Tesla is still at fault for apparently doing a poor job of educating customers on the the unique maintenance issues of the vehicle. We know these things about batteries here, but to assume the average consumer does is folly.

NO salesman trying to sell a high $$$ Testa is going to mention ... by the way if you park this car without a charger for longer than a few months. your high $$$ Tesla will become a brick... costing HUGE $$$ to replace batteries.
 
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