Find us a Kia/Hyundai/Ford/GM EV that went up in flames after a flood. Prove to us Tesla isn't the only one. Because time and again...it is.
House flooded then Tesla burns it to the ground.
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JHZR2
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It’s not a matter of going and picking and choosing news articles.
We can go back to the Fisker EVs that burned up fully if you like. In theory since that was closing in on 12 years ago IIRC we have learned some stuff.
But the reality is that if a conductive medium gets into energized HV components, batteries will go up. That’s not even a matter of debate.
If Tesla batteries are open to the atmosphere, that’s another story, and the design decisions for that are worthy of separate technical discussion. However most on here bring it up in bad faith because either Elon bad, EV bad, etc.
Well, let me know if one ever burns after being flooded.
And I bet none will be ev6, ev9, etc. All Tesla.
Actually, having the stupid things burn to the ground after being flooded with salt water, may be a huge blessing in disguise. No one wants to buy into a repaired flood vehicle, be it gas or electric. Let alone wait for God knows how long before it gets repaired. (There are going to be thousands of these things waiting to get fixed).
Having a fire total the thing beyond any argument, cuts the person free from an even bigger headache. And allows them to purchase something else.
And depending on how you look at it, if it takes the house with it could also be a blessing. Homeowners insurance was / is already ridiculously high in Florida.
Add in the flooding by Helena, along with the destruction Milton is fixing to lay on the entire state of Florida, and it may very well become unaffordable for all but the very wealthy.
Not to mention how long people who have flood / hurricane insurance, are going to have to wait to get their homes repaired back to livable condition. Construction scam artists will be everywhere hunting for insurance checks.
Florida is going to end up losing a lot of people, (especially retirees), after this mess happens. The last thing elderly retired people want or need, is to face this kind of crap every Fall. And it all seems to be getting worse, as Florida and the south keep getting more populated.
And these, "100 year storms" keep happening every 5 years or so. I'm guessing there will be a lot of one way U-Haul rentals leaving town for dryer parts when this is all over with.
Having a fire total the thing beyond any argument, cuts the person free from an even bigger headache. And allows them to purchase something else.
And depending on how you look at it, if it takes the house with it could also be a blessing. Homeowners insurance was / is already ridiculously high in Florida.
Add in the flooding by Helena, along with the destruction Milton is fixing to lay on the entire state of Florida, and it may very well become unaffordable for all but the very wealthy.
Not to mention how long people who have flood / hurricane insurance, are going to have to wait to get their homes repaired back to livable condition. Construction scam artists will be everywhere hunting for insurance checks.
Florida is going to end up losing a lot of people, (especially retirees), after this mess happens. The last thing elderly retired people want or need, is to face this kind of crap every Fall. And it all seems to be getting worse, as Florida and the south keep getting more populated.
And these, "100 year storms" keep happening every 5 years or so. I'm guessing there will be a lot of one way U-Haul rentals leaving town for dryer parts when this is all over with.
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Also the number of older Tesla's on the road exceed all manufacturers combined vs new EVs of all manufacturers
Actually I guess you said the same thing. Other brands on the road make up only a fraction of Tesla's on the road so there will be more incidents.
Plus Tesla/Elon stories sell.
Alright...anyone got evidence of a reputable manufacturer EV burning after Milton, or just more kit cars from Tesla?
I don't know how many of these things have to burn, (regardless of make), to convince people that EV's and water just don't mix. (Especially salt water), and never will.
I could post 20 more, but what's the point? Why waste the bandwidth? Anyone who hasn't been living in a cave for the last several years already knows about this. And pretty much accept the fact these things will burn minutes, hours, days, or even weeks after being flooded.
And considering they represent less than 2% of the total licensed vehicles on the road in this country, they're sure getting A LOT of attention every time it floods somewhere, and these things start blazing up left and right.
It's one of those nasty little facts of life. Much like eating beans will give you gas.
My bet is we'll be hearing a lot more about these fires, stay tuned. They're not ready for prime time, I've been saying that all along, the recent weather events are showing another flaw. But hey look at it this way, if you don't live where it floods you have nothing to worry about.
Hmmm...no eGMP cars, just kit car trash. As I said, this is a Tesla problem. What you're doing is the same as me saying "Since Ford Crown Vics explode when rear-ended, all gas cars are just bombs on wheels if you get in a wreck".
It’s either he thinks they’re impervious or there aren’t that many of them on the road. I rarely see them here. Sounds like a mix of both to me.
Nothing is truly impervious, but the eGMP cars are properly sealed and don't have this issue.
I bet you think your car is immune to carbon build up in the heads just because it's not direct injection, huh?
Statement has the same energy.
I've actually seen Teslas in person. They're absolutely kit car levels of fit and finish, and their pph, empirically, is worst in the entire industry. Then we have them constantly burning after getting wet. No other EVs do that.
Also, my cx5s were excellent, my rav4 prime was an engineering and performance letdown, my Acura was a nice car but horrible fit and finish, and my c40 was defective and unfixable. Sometimes it just goes that way.