Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday criticized the Texas power grid operator for being unreliable after millions of residents ran out of electricity during a historic winter storm that brought record freezing temperatures to state.
Musk he tweeted that the state energy agency, the Texas Electric Reliability Council (ERCOT), “does not win this R.”
In December, the billionaire moved from California to Austin, where he built a new Tesla factory.
Meanwhile, the Texans posted on social media that they slept in their Tesla cars to stay warm during the cold nights.
In 2019, Tesla launched a vehicle with the “Camp Mode” feature that allows owners to use the car’s climate control for more than a day without running out of battery.
“Last night we had the electrical appliance for 6 hours. Our house has no gas and we have run out of firewood. . . what will we do, “a Reddit user wrote in the r / TeslaMotors forum.
“So my wife, my dog and my newborn daughter slept in the garage of our Model3, all friendly and welcoming. If I didn’t have this car, it would have been a very hard night “, added the user.
A Twitter user wrote, ‘”I slept in the Tesla LOL. Quite comfortable. More importantly, warm. “
Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas announced on Tuesday calls for an investigation into the energy company “anything less reliable” after more than four million residents had to endure freezing temperatures during the shutdown.
ERCOT said electricity had been restored to 600,000 homes and businesses on Tuesday night, but nearly three million still had no energy.
Officials did not provide a clear timeline on when the power would be fully restored.
With publishing cables