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Tesla already uses lithium iron phosphate for some Model 3s as it's cheaper (not more expensive like you claim). And Tesla has basically already solved the fire
by Robotbeat 5y ago
Tesla already uses lithium iron phosphate for some Model 3s as it's cheaper (not more expensive like you claim). And Tesla has basically already solved the fire problem through careful engineering, and other carmakers will figure this out as well.
But also, car fires happen all the time. They're just normal and so don't get to the news. My grandfather died in a gasoline fire (which can happen a lot faster).
- FartyMcFarter 5y ago> And Tesla has basically already solved the fire problem Have they? So why did a Tesla Model S Plaid (a new car) catch fire while being driven just a few months ago? https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/7/2/22560662/tesla-model-s-plaid-fire-driver-battery-pennsylvania https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/7/2/22560662/tesl...
- codeulike 5y agoThere are 1.5 million Tesla cars out there on the road. Most of them, nearly all of them really, are not on fire.
- FartyMcFarter 5y agoI understand that. But if I tell someone at work that I "solved the XYZ problem", I mean that XYZ doesn't happen any more. If there's a claim that Tesla has "solved the fire problem", I would hope there's a good explanation for why fires still happen with the newest model delivered 3 months ago.