It happened at one of the charging stations in Pinellas Park, Florida. An American plugged his car into the charger, and when he returned to the already charged electric car, he couldn't unplug the charging cable – neither manually nor through the onboard multimedia system. The Tesla simply refused to release the protective "lock" that activates when plugged in as part of the anti-vandalism system.
The owner of the Model 3 contacted roadside assistance, but they couldn't help. Eventually, the electric car was only unlocked the next day when the owner returned to it. He performed the same actions as the day before, and this time they... worked. The battery, of course, was fully charged by then.
The car owner reported that two hours after he shared the incident on social media, he received a call from support services, who said that a company employee had gone to inspect the charger. At the same time, the EV driver took his Tesla Model 3 to a nearby service center to find out what the problem was.
