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Tesla car catches fire in California traffic

8 points by omeid2 8y ago

King-Aaron 8y ago
It should be noted that cars catch on fire spontaneously all the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6Vs_GGfbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6Vs_GGfbI
- Fricken 8y ago
  Not the Chevy Bolt. A Chevy Volt caught fire once in 2011 and GM changed the way they manufacture their batteries. It hasn't happened since.
  - King-Aaron 8y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicle_fire_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicle_fire_... Edit: Sorry, this was the comment I was going for: "In fact, all vehicles –both electric and gasoline-powered – have some risk of fire in the event of a serious crash." - NHTSA
  - Latteland 8y ago
    It's a little more complicated than that. Since an ICE engine catches on fire so often (every 3 minutes, so 175,000 per year!) no one reports it. You cannot find it by searching google. You don't get meaningful results for "corvette fires" but they are happening. But teslas are almost always news. bolts aren't quite as important as teslas in terms of getting news. But it is interesting that there are not that many reports. Also, Volts (not bolts) should probably catch on fire as frequently as regular gas cars but I didn't find results online about that. So in summary, (1) teslas are the hype car so issues get reported, (2) bolts have few reports, but they aren't quite the same hype car, but it is a good sign for bolts. (3) ice car fires don't get reported because they are so common. So it's hard to draw conclusions but I will offer that Bolts aren't terrible when it comes to fires because they'd probably get more reports.
- stephengillie 8y ago
  I was surprised to find the same. >There's a car fire every three minutes in the United States. And most of them are not due to crashes.[0] [0]https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/12/131206-tesla-car-fire-probe/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/12/1312...
reefoctopus 8y ago
Russia Today is propaganda. You couldnt find an article from a legitimate news organization?
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  "Even a broken clock is right twice a day"
- sschueller 8y ago
  You could also say the BBC is British propaganda. Not every article is political.
  - reefoctopus 8y ago
    Russia is hostile to western democracies and is actively attacking them. We should shun them and anything that comes from their country - especially media.
    - sschueller 8y ago
      With that logic we should also shun the New York Times and the Washington Post. They both have cased huge damage to the United States and other western democracies.
      - omgwtfbyobbq 8y ago
        If it was for independent media, we might not have democracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Role_of_the_media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Role_of_the_...
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      - reefoctopus 8y ago
        Please list specific examples, and I’ll explain the difference.

8 points by omeid2 8y ago

It should be noted that cars catch on fire spontaneously all the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6Vs_GGfbI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN6Vs_GGfbI

Fricken 8y ago
Not the Chevy Bolt. A Chevy Volt caught fire once in 2011 and GM changed the way they manufacture their batteries. It hasn't happened since.
- King-Aaron 8y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicle_fire_incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_electric_vehicle_fire_... Edit: Sorry, this was the comment I was going for: "In fact, all vehicles –both electric and gasoline-powered – have some risk of fire in the event of a serious crash." - NHTSA
- Latteland 8y ago
  It's a little more complicated than that. Since an ICE engine catches on fire so often (every 3 minutes, so 175,000 per year!) no one reports it. You cannot find it by searching google. You don't get meaningful results for "corvette fires" but they are happening. But teslas are almost always news. bolts aren't quite as important as teslas in terms of getting news. But it is interesting that there are not that many reports. Also, Volts (not bolts) should probably catch on fire as frequently as regular gas cars but I didn't find results online about that. So in summary, (1) teslas are the hype car so issues get reported, (2) bolts have few reports, but they aren't quite the same hype car, but it is a good sign for bolts. (3) ice car fires don't get reported because they are so common. So it's hard to draw conclusions but I will offer that Bolts aren't terrible when it comes to fires because they'd probably get more reports.
stephengillie 8y ago
I was surprised to find the same. >There's a car fire every three minutes in the United States. And most of them are not due to crashes.[0] [0]https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/12/131206-tesla-car-fire-probe/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/12/1312...

reefoctopus 8y ago

Russia Today is propaganda. You couldnt find an article from a legitimate news organization?

King-Aaron 8y ago
"Even a broken clock is right twice a day"
sschueller 8y ago
You could also say the BBC is British propaganda. Not every article is political.
- reefoctopus 8y ago
  Russia is hostile to western democracies and is actively attacking them. We should shun them and anything that comes from their country - especially media.
  - sschueller 8y ago
    With that logic we should also shun the New York Times and the Washington Post. They both have cased huge damage to the United States and other western democracies.
    - omgwtfbyobbq 8y ago
      If it was for independent media, we might not have democracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Role_of_the_media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watergate_scandal#Role_of_the_...
    - deleted 8y ago
      [deleted]
    - reefoctopus 8y ago
      Please list specific examples, and I’ll explain the difference.