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Haha. Having Hertz as a customer is a huge validation for Tesla. It means other rental fleets will be asked questions about electrification. It also means a bun

Haha. Having Hertz as a customer is a huge validation for Tesla. It means other rental fleets will be asked questions about electrification. It also means a bunch of people will test drive Teslas - people who wouldn't otherwise look at it. The car sells itself, because it is great.

olivermarks 5y ago
Wait until an entire parking garage of Teslas goes up in flames, let's see if the stock price budges then... Why aren't the insurance industry more active about this?! https://www.rt.com/news/538335-germany-electric-vehicle-bus-fires/ https://www.rt.com/news/538335-germany-electric-vehicle-bus-...
- abc_lisper 5y ago
  ok. These things have been discussed on reddit/twitter the last 3-4 years over and over again. Tesla has sold a decent chunk of cars now, from which you can do meaningful projections on it's fire safety. From Tesla's website (https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport) "From 2012 – 2020, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 205 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled. In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for some of the Tesla vehicle fires over this time period."
  - olivermarks 5y ago
    The last place to look for info on BEV fire safety is a manufacturer's website. Talk to fire fighters, look at the independent stats.
    - olivermarks 5y ago
      NTSB: Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k
- LeoPanthera 5y ago
  Wait until you learn what happens to gasoline when it gets hot! And don't post links to RT, they're the Russian state mouthpiece.
  - olivermarks 5y ago
    You clearly have no idea about the difference between a gasoline fire and battery thermal runaway/stranded energy/reignition issues. Essentially an EV fire is analogous to an out of control 220 volt welder as this video illustrates in some detail https://youtu.be/tuVxwmnhqP4 https://youtu.be/tuVxwmnhqP4 Your comment about RT merits no reply except to suggest your being a little more open minded about the difference between facts and publishers

olivermarks 5y ago

Wait until an entire parking garage of Teslas goes up in flames, let's see if the stock price budges then... Why aren't the insurance industry more active about this?! https://www.rt.com/news/538335-germany-electric-vehicle-bus-fires/ https://www.rt.com/news/538335-germany-electric-vehicle-bus-...

abc_lisper 5y ago
ok. These things have been discussed on reddit/twitter the last 3-4 years over and over again. Tesla has sold a decent chunk of cars now, from which you can do meaningful projections on it's fire safety. From Tesla's website (https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport) "From 2012 – 2020, there has been approximately one Tesla vehicle fire for every 205 million miles traveled. By comparison, data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Department of Transportation shows that in the United States there is a vehicle fire for every 19 million miles traveled. In order to provide an apt comparison to NFPA data, Tesla’s data set includes instances of vehicle fires caused by structure fires, arson, and other things unrelated to the vehicle, which account for some of the Tesla vehicle fires over this time period."
- olivermarks 5y ago
  The last place to look for info on BEV fire safety is a manufacturer's website. Talk to fire fighters, look at the independent stats.
  - olivermarks 5y ago
    NTSB: Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k https://youtu.be/J6eS6JzBn0k
LeoPanthera 5y ago
Wait until you learn what happens to gasoline when it gets hot! And don't post links to RT, they're the Russian state mouthpiece.
- olivermarks 5y ago
  You clearly have no idea about the difference between a gasoline fire and battery thermal runaway/stranded energy/reignition issues. Essentially an EV fire is analogous to an out of control 220 volt welder as this video illustrates in some detail https://youtu.be/tuVxwmnhqP4 https://youtu.be/tuVxwmnhqP4 Your comment about RT merits no reply except to suggest your being a little more open minded about the difference between facts and publishers