A surge of stranded electric vehicles, predominantly Tesla cars, has overtaken the Oak Brook Supercharger station in Chicago, as a severe cold snap renders many EVs powerless and immobile.
The problem is most noticeable at the Oak Brook supercharging station, where Tesla owners are spending hours trying to recharge their vehicles without success.
Tesla supercharging stations around Chicago have become what some residents are referring to as Tesla graveyards as the frigid arctic blast has run their batteries flat.
Forum discussion: This is odd as normally Tesla chargers can handle cold weather but not just as cold as it has been up there. Desperate Tesla owners in and around Chicago were seen trying to charge their vehicles with no luck amid frigid temperatures that have gripp