Arizona toddler rescued after being trapped in Tesla with dead battery

A 20-month-old child was rescued after becoming trapped in a Tesla Model Y in Scottsdale, Arizona – where temperatures soared above 100 degrees this week – after the 12-volt battery died, according to a report from Arizona’s family.

The child was safely rescued from the car after firefighters used an axe to smash a window. But there is concern as to why there is no easy way to open the car from the outside if the 12-volt battery – which powers things like door locks and windows – is dead.

The owner of the car, Renee Sanchez, wanted to take her granddaughter to the zoo, but after putting the child in the Model Y, she closed the door and could not open it again. “My phone key didn’t open it,” Sanchez said in an interview with Arizona’s family“My car key wasn’t enough to open the car.” She called the emergency services and the fire department was sent to help.

It is possible to open the doors of a Model Y when you are inside the vehicle and it has no power. There is a latch to open a front door and a cable to open a back door. But that wasn’t an option for the small child who was strapped into his car seat while Sanchez was stuck outside the car. You can jump-start a broken Tesla to get inside, but it can be a complex process.