A Tesla owner says his 'heart missed a beat' when he received a $21,000 bill after the battery was damaged by rain
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A Tesla-owning couple said they were landed with a huge bill to fix their vehicle, with one describing it as "absolutely obscene," Edinburgh Live reported.
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    Johnny Bacigalupo and Rob Hussey told the Scottish news outlet Edinburgh Live they were billed £17,374, or about $21,000, to fix their Tesla after its battery was damaged by rain last week.

    Bacigalupo and Hussey said that after being unable to start their vehicle and arranging to have it delivered to Tesla Edinburgh by a collection firm, they received a call Wednesday informing them that the battery was “damaged due to water ingress.”

    I was flabbergasted and couldn’t really find my words," Bacigalupo told Edinburgh Live, adding that he asked the Tesla representative how the couple was at fault.

    A similar incident occurred last year when a Canadian Tesla owner was told it would cost $26,000 to get a replacement battery for his vehicle, Fox Business reported.

    The owner, Mario Zelaya, shared his experience in a TikTok video and said he was locked out of his Tesla Model S after the battery died.

    Correction: October 17, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misstated the price range Elon Musk gave for replacing a Tesla battery module.

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