Tesla Model 3 Winter Fixes Video: Frozen Door Handle & Charge Port Latch

Winter can be difficult on any car. Teslas included.

The Tesla Model 3 is not without flaws. In fact, there's been a lot of complaints about various issues in the winter. This video covers those problems and offers some fixes too.

More Model 3 In The Winter

Ideally, Tesla would work to address these issues, which it tried to in an over-the-air update, but that can only do so much.

The real issue with the Model 3 is in the door handle design. It's just not suitable for areas where it's wet and then immediately very cold. The handles freeze with ease and that's a problem.

As for the charge port latch, this is surprisingly all-too-common on electric cars. It actually affects quite a few EVs and that's a problem too because connecting and disconnecting the cable is necessary to charge and to drive.

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Do these fixes presented in the video work? Watch for yourself to find out.

Video description:

We put some interesting winter weather fixes to the test in this video.

Stay driving with the techniques shared to open frozen door handles and thaw your charge port latch (does a hand warmer actually work?)!

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