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From Tesla: “Yesterday, a Model S collided with a large metallic object in the middle of the road, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The car’s alert s
by fossuser 13y ago
From Tesla:
“Yesterday, a Model S collided with a large metallic object in the middle of the road, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The car’s alert system signaled a problem and instructed the driver to pull over safely, which he did. No one was injured, and the sole occupant had sufficient time to exit the vehicle safely and call the authorities. Subsequently, a fire caused by the substantial damage sustained during the collision was contained to the front of the vehicle thanks to the design and construction of the vehicle and battery pack. All indications are that the fire never entered the interior cabin of the car. It was extinguished on-site by the fire department.”
- ChuckMcM 13y agoWell now they cannot say that they have never had one catch fire. Which is probably great news for T-haters but only modestly interesting for the rest of us :-) Would love to see a dump of the onboard diagnostics for that event.
- shawn-butler 13y agoPerhaps Boeing will offer their services with a healthy dose of snark? [0] I would have guessed major municipal fire departments would have had more training extinguishing Class D Fires. Isn't water and lithium usually a Bad Idea? I recall seeing some US Navy surplus fire extinguisher canisters labelled specifically for lithium. I think they were based on copper reactions. [0]: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-offers-boeing-unsolicited-help-via-twitter/ http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-offers...