> In Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, on Monday, television reporters found Teslas that were running out of juice while in long lines for plugs at a Supercharger station.

"Running out of" is not "dead".

> At a Supercharger station in Pittsfield Township, Michigan, just south of Ann Arbor, the battery in Ankita Bansal’s Tesla had only 7% of its charge left. She plugged in, but the car wouldn’t take electricity. Instead, the display said the battery was heating up.

So the battery wasn't dead or dying, it was heating up to charge. The car will do it automatically if you navigate to a known charge.

> A few stalls away from her, Kim Burney’s Tesla Model 3 was charging just a little slower than it does in normal temperatures. She had driven farther than she thought on a trip to her dentist in Ann Arbor on Wednesday morning and wanted to get close to a full charge for the rest of the day’s travels. > So she told the car she was going to the charging station and it was ready by the time she arrived and plugged in.

And one user with zero issues

I really expect The Guardian to have better headlines. There are zero dead or dying batteries in the actual text, why is it mentioned in the headline?

Ahh, it's an Associated Press article reposted. That explains the clickbait headline.