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A notoriously heavy and bottom-heavy vehicle at that. I would not want to be caught upside down in one of those, knowing that there is a tonne or so of batteri

by Pxtl 11y ago

A notoriously heavy and bottom-heavy vehicle at that. I would not want to be caught upside down in one of those, knowing that there is a tonne or so of batteries trying to crush me.

toomuchtodo 11y ago
1. You wouldn't be caught upside down in it. Tesla was unable to flip the Model X in testing [1] (I assume the Model S is even harder to flip). The advantages of having an extremely low center of gravity due to the battery pack (coming in at 1323 lbs). 2. Reinforced pillars. Their strength is such that they damaged the device used to test roof failures [2] (I believe the force the roof was subjected to was equivalent to 5 Model S' atop the test vehicle). I'm confident that in the extremely unlikely event the vehicle was upside down, you would walk away from the vehicle, roof intact. 3. A tweet describing the safety of Tesla vehicles: https://twitter.com/NickatFP/status/706845770486407168 https://twitter.com/NickatFP/status/706845770486407168 [1] http://electrek.co/2016/03/07/tesla-flip-model-x-crash-tests-safety/ http://electrek.co/2016/03/07/tesla-flip-model-x-crash-tests... [2] http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a5238/watch-the-tesla-model-s-break-the-nhtsa-crash-test-scale/ http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a5238/watch-the-...
- userbinator 11y ago
  I believe the force the roof was subjected to was equivalent to 5 Model S' atop the test vehicle Tesla should start doing ads like this: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1971-market-for-a-hardtop-ad.jpg http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/19... https://d37nk263jfz2p8.cloudfront.net/image/1/700/0/uploads/posts/2015/09/ebf4e54f-7b56-4989-8a82-300f16793680.jpg https://d37nk263jfz2p8.cloudfront.net/image/1/700/0/uploads/...
- m4x 11y ago
  > You wouldn't be caught upside down in it. Tesla was unable to flip the Model X in testing That doesn't mean you "wouldn't be caught upside down in it" unless it can literally flip itself back over after every possible roll. I would still prefer to crash a Model S than any other car
b3550943 11y ago
>Of note, during validation of Model S roof crush protection at an independent commercial facility, the testing machine failed at just above 4 g's. While the exact number is uncertain due to Model S breaking the testing machine, what this means is that at least four additional fully loaded Model S vehicles could be placed on top of an owner's car without the roof caving in. This is achieved primarily through a center (B) pillar reinforcement attached via aerospace grade bolts. https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-model-s-achieves-best-safety-rating-any-car-ever-tested https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-model-s-achieves-best... Please spread more FUD.
waitwhatt 11y ago
I'd be more concerned about them catching fire and spurting fire at me while I lay there stuck.

by Pxtl 11y ago

A notoriously heavy and bottom-heavy vehicle at that. I would not want to be caught upside down in one of those, knowing that there is a tonne or so of batteries trying to crush me.

toomuchtodo 11y ago

1. You wouldn't be caught upside down in it. Tesla was unable to flip the Model X in testing [1] (I assume the Model S is even harder to flip). The advantages of having an extremely low center of gravity due to the battery pack (coming in at 1323 lbs). 2. Reinforced pillars. Their strength is such that they damaged the device used to test roof failures [2] (I believe the force the roof was subjected to was equivalent to 5 Model S' atop the test vehicle). I'm confident that in the extremely unlikely event the vehicle was upside down, you would walk away from the vehicle, roof intact. 3. A tweet describing the safety of Tesla vehicles: https://twitter.com/NickatFP/status/706845770486407168 https://twitter.com/NickatFP/status/706845770486407168 [1] http://electrek.co/2016/03/07/tesla-flip-model-x-crash-tests-safety/ http://electrek.co/2016/03/07/tesla-flip-model-x-crash-tests... [2] http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a5238/watch-the-tesla-model-s-break-the-nhtsa-crash-test-scale/ http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/videos/a5238/watch-the-...

userbinator 11y ago
I believe the force the roof was subjected to was equivalent to 5 Model S' atop the test vehicle Tesla should start doing ads like this: http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/1971-market-for-a-hardtop-ad.jpg http://www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/19... https://d37nk263jfz2p8.cloudfront.net/image/1/700/0/uploads/posts/2015/09/ebf4e54f-7b56-4989-8a82-300f16793680.jpg https://d37nk263jfz2p8.cloudfront.net/image/1/700/0/uploads/...
m4x 11y ago
> You wouldn't be caught upside down in it. Tesla was unable to flip the Model X in testing That doesn't mean you "wouldn't be caught upside down in it" unless it can literally flip itself back over after every possible roll. I would still prefer to crash a Model S than any other car

b3550943 11y ago

>Of note, during validation of Model S roof crush protection at an independent commercial facility, the testing machine failed at just above 4 g's. While the exact number is uncertain due to Model S breaking the testing machine, what this means is that at least four additional fully loaded Model S vehicles could be placed on top of an owner's car without the roof caving in. This is achieved primarily through a center (B) pillar reinforcement attached via aerospace grade bolts. https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-model-s-achieves-best-safety-rating-any-car-ever-tested https://www.teslamotors.com/blog/tesla-model-s-achieves-best... Please spread more FUD.

waitwhatt 11y ago

I'd be more concerned about them catching fire and spurting fire at me while I lay there stuck.