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Huh? How is that more dangerous than any other race car??Is it just me that thinks it's a bad idea to have these cars race.
I can see it now when there's one of those crazy accidents where the whole car gets ripped apart and the batteries start shooting off everywhere.
Huh? How is that more dangerous than any other race car??
They are. At the very least it's going to be real bad PR when those little batteries are flying everywhere.
Crashed Tesla explodes into a massive fireball
ICE cars often explode into massive fireballs when they crash, too.
The probability of a Tesla battery exploding and causing damage is way higher in the road in the hands of an experienced driver than in a race track in the hands of a professional driver where there are hundreds of fire extinguishers around.I have a Model S so I'm not some Tesla hater. But you have to admit after watching that video that it's a different kind of fire. Gasoline goes boom... these batteries are going to spread out and individually fire off.
In an environment where big accidents happen all the time how are they going to deal with these types of fires? Will they be able to clear the track quickly? Is there some risk that the batteries will spread out and then fire off? I'm not so sure this is what you want people to see when they think of electric cars.
The probability of a Tesla battery exploding and causing damage is way higher in the road in the hands of an experienced driver than in a race track in the hands of a professional driver where there are hundreds of fire extinguishers around.
That turns out not to be correct. The car disintegrated, with parts flying everywhere, which ONE eyewitness described as "exploded". Then it caught fire. If the occupants hadn't already been unconscious or dead, they might have been able to get out safely.They are. At the very least it's going to be real bad PR when those little batteries are flying everywhere.
Crashed Tesla explodes into a massive fireball