Tesla CyberTruck incinerates occupant

German cars require a glow in the dark trunk release.
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Technology used strictly for vanity that has been implicated in people being burned to death…no good! Having said that, I’ve tried to open more than one door of crashed vehicles and they don't open either, though not necessarily due to latching mechanisms. The fact that the manual says that to open the doors from the outside in the event of a wreck that extrication may be required is ridiculous.
 
Can't count how many times I've been to junk yards and found even slightly damaged vehicles with doors that would not open. it doesn't take much on any vehicle to jam the doors shut. 1/8 inch? 1/16th?

ANY time someone innocent dies in a car accident it's tragic. That said, this Guardian piece, as I read it, came across (at least to me) as a bit anti Elon Musk. When I Googled The Guardian, and found what I expected. 2+2 usually equals 4.

I think ALL EV's have the built in possibility of burning at very high temperatures. If Teslas are especially hard to exit in emergencies then Tesla needs to address that.

I would believe that if the Guardian wanted to be neutral, they could find similar stories on EV's by other manufacturers.
I wouldn't mind having a Tesla. What I don't like is having to pay a subscription to keep features working.
 
This is interesting... I've been at junkyards in Europe in the 90s where cars were stacked on top of each other five high and the bottom one's doors would always open. Seen all sort crumpled metal and the doors would always open. The only time I've seen a stuck door was a 911 that had done a lengthwise flip in front of me then landed on all fours.
 
Hohn said:
NO need for mandates or regs, the viral stories are sufficient for market forces.
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Viral stories are maintained with deaths. Once the stories die down, the manufacturers will be free to go full blown idiots again, till someone dies again. Hardly looks like a viable solution vs common sense regulations. Not to mention a viral story can be manipulated both ways.

Doors that don't require a diploma to open are as common sense as say dual circuit braking systems. And we've had these mandated and regulated for the last 59 years.
 
goblin said:
Viral stories are maintained with deaths. Once the stories die down, the manufacturers will be free to go full blown idiots again, till someone dies again. Hardly looks like a viable solution vs common sense regulations. Not to mention a viral story can be manipulated both ways.

Doors that don't require a diploma to open are as common sense as say dual circuit braking systems. And we've had these mandated and regulated for the last 59 years.
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A large portion of the market has these electronic doors but somehow it's only a story when Tesla does it.
 
Torrid said:
A large portion of the market has these electronic doors but somehow it's only a story when Tesla does it.
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And it should be a story for all brands, as it's pure insanity.

Bmw lost a lawsuit 25 years ago when a teen died from heat exhaustion because the car was locked from the outside with the remote, and BMW in its infinite wisdom had decided that if the car is locked with the remote - any attempt to open it from the inside is a theft attempt.

All brands should be held accountable.
 
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Torrid said:
The C6 is the example I always bring up. I remember seeing that setup when the car initially came out and thought emergency release location was crazy.
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No coincidence that both the C6 and the Teslas have killed people due to the door release. People are dumb and panic, neither setup should be allowed IMO.
 
chris719 said:
No coincidence that both the C6 and the Teslas have killed people due to the door release. People are dumb and panic, neither setup should be allowed IMO.
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We worry too much about a vehicle interior looking luxurious - whereas even private jets - loaded with soft leather - have red “push/pull me” stuff …
“Escape” means need to be standardized as EV moves onwards … Don’t pretend it’s a normal fire …
 
Torrid said:
A large portion of the market has these electronic doors but somehow it's only a story when Tesla does it.
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Well, the first thought that comes to my mind is this is an electric vehicle thread.
And we all know, hands down being they have been around so long Tesla is by far the most prominent electric vehicle out there, so it would only be natural that most of the stories are about Tesla

I would have to further say that I could not agree that a large portion of the market has these electronic doors in this price range and market penetration other than Tesla. Actually I can’t think of any or the stories of people being trapped inside other than Tesla.

Nor haveI read much more from emergency services of people getting incinerated inside of them trapped, and unable to escape
 
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No coincidence that both the C6 and the Teslas have killed people due to the door release. People are dumb and panic, neither setup should be allowed IMO.
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Well, the C6 has been out of production for 13 years now almost as long ago is Tesla was even in existence to be fair
 
alarmguy said:
Well, the first thought that comes to my mind is this is an electric vehicle thread.
And we all know, hands down being they have been around so long Tesla is by far the most prominent electric vehicle out there, so it would only be natural that most of the stories are about Tesla

I would have to further say that I could not agree that a large portion of the market has these electronic doors in this price range and market penetration other than Tesla. Actually I can’t think of any or the stories of people being trapped inside other than Tesla.

Nor haveI read much more from emergency services of people getting incinerated inside of them trapped, and unable to escape
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I'm saying GM uses a similar design and easily produces more cars than Tesla. Maybe Tesla is the lowest priced car to use this design across the board? I'm not saying it's a great design, but it is labeled.
 
Torrid said:
The C7 had it and the C8 still uses it.

Even the emergency release is still on the floor.
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Well, I’m certainly not going to debate who has the better system?
One thing for sure the Corvette is a boutique product selling roughly 25,000 or less vehicle vehicles a year.
So only natural the hundreds of thousands of Teslas that are sold and people being incinerated under the hot fire of a lithium battery would make better headlines I would imagine
 
Torrid said:
I'm saying GM uses a similar design and easily produces more cars than Tesla. Maybe Tesla is the lowest priced car to use this design across the board? I'm not saying it's a great design, but it is labeled.
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If GM produces more cars with doors like Teslas, please let me know the models because I guess they’re all out of my price class?
I’ve never seen one nor have I’ve read about anybody being incinerated because of it
 
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