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The Tesla counter spin to avoid a recall here is incredible. The OTA update is a de facto recall but it only partially addresses the issue.
by codex 13y ago
The Tesla counter spin to avoid a recall here is incredible. The OTA update is a de facto recall but it only partially addresses the issue.
- alex_c 13y agoSo, what is the issue that needs to be addressed exactly? That cars get damaged when they hit things?
- codex 13y agoThat the rate of "fires from a collision" in a Tesla is 25x that of the average US car. The OTA update reduces the number of undercarriage collisions and thus the number of fires.
- alex_c 13y agoOK, I tried to do a bit of digging but all I can find are vague allegations and handwaving everywhere. Where does the 25x number come from?
- smackfu 13y agoThat the "armor plate" they are using to protect the battery pack isn't strong enough to deal with some road debris. They seem to have underestimated exactly how much energy they were dealing with. And they could have made that metal thicker but it would have negative affected the range.
- Wingman4l7 13y agoIt's already much stronger than the typical protection of gasoline tanks -- and it was claimed that it was a very exceptional circumstance that allowed that armor plate to be penetrated.