Tesla Owner Implants Car Key Into His Hand

Tesla owners are a unique bunch. The cars use cards with chips in them or little key fobs that look like their car to unlock, start, and drive the vehicles….

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Updated Aug 25, 2022 9:46 AM PDT

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 30: A tesla vehicle is displayed in a Manhattan dealership on January 30, 2020 in New York City. Following a fourth-quarter earnings report, Tesla, the electric car company, saw its stock surge to another record high Thursday that blew past estimates, giving the leading maker of electric vehicles a market valuation of $115 billion. Shares of Tesla (TSLA) rose 10.3%, closing at 640.81, a new closing high. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Tesla owners are a unique bunch. The cars use cards with chips in them or little key fobs that look like their car to unlock, start, and drive the vehicles. But what happens when you lose the card? One Tesla owner had this very problem. He kept losing his card to operate his Tesla, so he decided to have it surgically installed in his hand, so it will always be with him. No more losing his key card and having to worry about how to start his Tesla. The only problem he has now is what if he decides to buy a new model?

Did he take it too far for being sort of irresponsible? We have more on this story and more in today's Other News!

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