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Stupid electric door locks, and power windows, more unneeded potentially very dangerous conveniences too.
Model S Plaid catches fire while being driven
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imagine this happened to dino car..insane lawsuits would start immediately.
At least no one was burned alive in this one. I saw a video where a guy drives a
screwdriver into a battery pack for a power tool and it catches on fire violently. Maybe solid state batteries will prevent this situation. Meanwhile not a good way to advertise ev. Maybe I don’t even want a plug in getting sort of tired of ev anyway, like others who try them. They drive nice and smooth, that’s about it.
I would have to go and look how I get out of my car, it is so automatic I don’t know. Even when I bought it I never thought about where is the exit handle, it was just there. Same with other people’s cars, just get out, the handle doesn’t require instructions. Never think about it. Interesting.
screwdriver into a battery pack for a power tool and it catches on fire violently. Maybe solid state batteries will prevent this situation. Meanwhile not a good way to advertise ev. Maybe I don’t even want a plug in getting sort of tired of ev anyway, like others who try them. They drive nice and smooth, that’s about it.
I would have to go and look how I get out of my car, it is so automatic I don’t know. Even when I bought it I never thought about where is the exit handle, it was just there. Same with other people’s cars, just get out, the handle doesn’t require instructions. Never think about it. Interesting.
True.
If I am not mistaken gasoline fires are best taken down with chemical agents....
I know watching a race at Dover where Rick Mast car caught fire on pit road andhis team sprayed fire extinguisher at the fire under the hood. Buddy Baker said, " you can't breathe when they spray that stuff into your car. "
Battery fires are a different circumstance for sure. And those fires are burning extremely hot and materials that burn extraordinarily hot.
Then why is the lawyer involved? Tesla will replace the car under warranty, that's clearly not what he's after. But we all know what the lawyer is for, except you maybe.Try again before making up stuff
Bart Smith, head of the digital asset group at Susquehanna International, owned the Tesla Model S Plaid that burst into flames on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, the New York Post reported.
His firm holds $1.1 BILLON in Tesla shares.
lithium+water=caustic corrosive waste
and there is the electrolyte. when that burns not healty either.
and there is the electrolyte. when that burns not healty either.
Maybe he just wanted it for the weekend?
The article says that the door lock actuators on this Tesla are electronically activated. I seriously doubt that's DOT approved.
Yes, along with a mechanical manual lever as well. Which the article forgot to mention....
You have to wonder how the driver got the door open if the lock could not be opened.
like what ?
you mean he intentionally broke it ???
Again, it's a good lesson. With light aircraft, pilots are trained that during emergencies, to open the doors (or windows) and while open, latch them. That way they cannot close. This allows easy egress and prevents the door from jamming.
In the automotive world, it's probably a great idea to open the windows as a first course of action at any hint of trouble. In most vehicles, the windows will roll down, even when underwater. At least for a time.
In the automotive world, it's probably a great idea to open the windows as a first course of action at any hint of trouble. In most vehicles, the windows will roll down, even when underwater. At least for a time.
Maybe there is a language barrier but it's a joke. Like when they have a like new 500 mile used repo car on the lot. You ask why it was repo'd so soon? Maybe he just wanted it for the weekend?
Every car I own has that. The doors lock at a certain MPH and unlock when park is selected, or a crash is sensed. Been true for decades and I’m certain that the DOT approved it.
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Why one needs both systems? Why not like any other vehicle? Like I said numerous times, Tesla’s are primarily designed by people who ate more interested in software solutions and what entertainment it can offer than actual driving.
i will give them 30-40 years to catch up.
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Which is why I have absolute distaste for vehicles that don’t have option to disable that.
Tesla is not trying to be like other cars. The mechanical door latch is a backup to the electric door lock.
FYI, the electric system lowers the window a little when opening the door and then closes it. This is for ease of closure and tight window to frame fittment. Of course, the manual handle does not perform this...
By the way, Teslas are incredible driver's cars...
I am not sure the other car manufacturers think Tesla needs to catch up to them...
But each to his or her own.
Article said he pushed it REALLY hard. Haha.
There's no way the DOT would allow electric only to move the door actuator into the unlock position. Lock, sure, not a big deal. Basically I'm doubting the accuracy of the article.
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