Yggdrasill
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More seriously: I found another video in this article: Aust-Agder Blad - Kraftig brann i el-bil på Brokelandsheia
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You probably weren't thinking. :tongue:
MORE SPECULATION! FASTER!
How do we even know it was a Model S that burned? Maybe it was a close facsimile made out of papier-mache? And are we certain the fire was on Earth? The pixels tells me the video was made entirely in Photoshop. And is that Jeremy Clarkson I see in the background?
So just thinking of possible fire fighting solutions, I wonder about shot crete or aircrete being sprayed onto a car.
OK, so now ... where's Elvis??!
Bjørn already confirmed Tesla was investigatingI guess some investigation is going to take place by the police or Tesla. A tent covers the SC and car. The picture is taken a couple of houres ago.
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Bjørn already confirmed Tesla was investigating
Thanks for the picture.I guess some investigation is going to take place by the police or Tesla. A tent covers the SC and car. The picture is taken a couple of houres ago.
I just watched his video and he doesn't seem to know anything not mentioned in this thread. So he likely read this thread or the one on the Norwegian EV forum.Isn't he in Thailand?....I wonder if he knows the owner of the car.
He wrote something on Facebook about that incident and said he had contacted Tesla then. It was shortly after the news got wind of it.Isn't he in Thailand?....I wonder if he knows the owner of the car.
I know ICEs cause a lot of fires and we like to compare them to our Tesla, does anyone have a measurement of cars 4 or 5 years or newer and catching on fire? That would be a better statistic to compare to Tesla. Comparing a 20 year old car with old parts and hoses isn't quite a fair comparison.
Also, all the speculation is impressive, considering there's always 3 sides to a story. So will be curious to see if we can ever find out the truth.
Surprisingly, it is pretty close.
This is a long report, and is based on 2003-2007. I'll keep looking for a newer one.
In this report, figure 6 on page 24 seems to be the best match to your question.
Newer cars seem to have a higher incidence of intentional fires and fires due to collision/accidents.
Older cars (5-10 year) have a higher incidence of mechanical/electrical fires.
They balance out fairly well, with a slight increase in the 5-15 year old cars from the looks of it.
http://www.nfpa.org/~/media/files/research/nfpa-reports/vehicles/vehiclefires08.pdf?la=en
I guess some investigation is going to take place by the police or Tesla. A tent covers the SC and car. The picture is taken a couple of houres ago.
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I couldn't help noticing the steady decrease in fires from 1980 onward. May correlate with reduction of Volkswagen Beetles on the roads?
I remember seeing many of those that caught fire due to failure of a rubber fuel hose above the engine.
The Ford Pinto fire problem peaked around 1980 too.
I guess some investigation is going to take place by the police or Tesla. A tent covers the SC and car. The picture is taken a couple of houres ago.
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