Leapmotor copies this canine trick from Tesla
This page is translated from the original post "Leapmotor plagie cette astuce canine à Tesla" in French.
- 17/08/2025 13:53
Because some dog owners remain foolish enough to leave them in the car, Leapmotor provides them with air conditioning.
Summer is here, temperatures are soaring, and dogs are left abandoned in some overheated vehicles. No matter if it’s just for a few minutes while running to the supermarket: our furry friends can overheat in just a few minutes and suffer from heatstroke that can be fatal.
Because changing foolish owners is a lost cause, Tesla has been offering its famous Dog Mode for a few years now. This feature allows dogs to be left in a climate-controlled car without putting them in danger or alarming passersby. And now a small Chinese competitor is stepping in by replicating the concept: Leapmotor and its C10.
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The principle is well known: you park your electric SUV, activate a special mode, and voilà, the car stays cool like a fridge. Meanwhile, your dog may be anxious, left alone inside. On the central screen? A large message reassures onlookers: “The owner will be back soon,” along with the displayed temperature.
As a point of demagoguery, Damien Dally, head of Leapmotor UK, insists: this new feature should not be an invitation to leave your dog alone for hours, but rather a little help for everyday unpredictability.
Dogs do not read press releases, but if they could, they would surely addition a few lines to remind that “ Guard Mode”, from Tesla or Leapmotor, does not protect against theft. How many dogs go missing, each theft, because they’ve been left in a car?
Air conditioning or not, never leave your companion alone in the car, just as you wouldn’t with a child. Period.
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