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> The Model S lithium-ion battery did not catch fire at any time before, during or after the NHTSA testing. It is worth mentioning that no production Tesla lith
by knowaveragejoe 13y ago
> The Model S lithium-ion battery did not catch fire at any time before, during or after the NHTSA testing. It is worth mentioning that no production Tesla lithium-ion battery has ever caught fire in the Model S or Roadster, despite several high speed impacts. While this is statistically unlikely to remain the case long term, Tesla is unaware of any Model S or Roadster occupant fatalities in any car ever.
I can't help but feel this is a bit of a jab at Boeing. :)
- baddox 13y agoI wasn't sure exactly what was meant there. At first, I thought it meant that it was statistically unlikely for there to be no battery fires in the long term, but I think it's just referring to occupant fatalities.
- vidarh 13y agoIt might be, but also consider that lithium-ion batteries do have a reputation, and catching fire or exploding would be high on the list of things that anyone wanting to sow doubt about the safety of an electric car might bring up, so pre-empting it might be worthwhile for that reason too.
- VladRussian2 13y agoone can only guess what Airbus sales reps talk about in private with their potential clients :)
- knowaveragejoe 13y agoI think it's both, as what you mention is quite true and Musk has made some comments about "getting it right" after the Dreamliner battery issue.
- jcromartie 13y agoThere is a meme in the conservative rage-o-sphere that electric car batteries catch on fire all the time.
- mzs 13y agoNo it was a jab at GM, google volt fire.