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“Abandon your car for 2 hours while charging in a USA that’s fast morphing into 3rd world crime? I don’t think so...”

You cannot just walk up and steal a Tesla there is no keys nor can it be hot wired it takes a encrypted code sequence to unlock or have the motors move a Tesla. My lawyer found this out the hard way when he left his phone in the center console got out and walked away the car saw no one in it and locked but the app on your phone is the key to get in it and make it move. There is a back up pocket valet fob but his was at home. He being a boomer panicked and was thinking about how to break a window since there is no manual release to slim Jim a lock like an old beater car. I got a good laugh out of his panic then said hey why don’t you just login to your car via my phones Tesla app and open the doors champ. He gave me the most dumbfounded look and was like I don’t remember the password I set...omg your killing me smalls. Took a phone call to Tesla support and pop doors opened once he verified he was the real owner.

So no you can’t steal a Tesla and even if you did carjack one and get the back up fob from the owner before you left a single call or login to any Tesla app or Tesla web presence will send a OTA command to bring to a halt and then brick the Tesla and it’s GPS position to the cops. You can in certain states also send the command to lock the doors and not let them open even from the inside trapping the carjackers until the cops arrive. Tesla glass is not easy to break you cannot kick it out you would have to have a glass breaker tool or a hammer. This has been repeatedly confirmed by people being trapped in their Tesla when the doors refused to open. A CEO drowned in Austin when she backed her Tesla into a private lake and then it wouldn’t let her out. Those in the know that behind the door panel in the driver’s door kick panel side is a manual release it’s well hidden