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The battery doesn't appear to actually be on fire. Makes you wonder what exactly it is that is burning in the picture.
by ollysb 13y ago
The battery doesn't appear to actually be on fire. Makes you wonder what exactly it is that is burning in the picture.
- 001sky 13y agoAfter an October accident, a burning Tesla Model S was captured on video by a passerby. That was definitely the battery. It was triggered by debris on the highway striking the undercarriage and penetrating the 6mm armour plate surrounding the battery. They had to flip the car on its side (while it was burning), drill holes into the car to access the battery packs, and only then could put it out.
- mkramlich 13y agoexactly. considering the batteries are down on the bottom of the vehicle. The front hood area has an open trunk beneath. Air, by default as shipped. So what's inside that particular car's trunk?
- ollysb 13y agoI wasn't actually suggesting anything conspiratorial, just curious about what was on fire i.e. bits of metal don't catch fire that easily but obviously there's something under a car hood that does.