BigNick
Infamous Fat Sweaty Guy
But more importantly, if we decide to skip the next update, should we be parking outside again?NOBODY UPDATE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH!
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But more importantly, if we decide to skip the next update, should we be parking outside again?NOBODY UPDATE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH!
We got fire marshal bill on this thread.But it seems weird that the right side of the Tesla didn't burn. And if a Tesla battery catches on fire it usually burns both side of the car in the front.
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That would make me look at the Porsche a little closer, since it appears to have burned fairly evenly on both sides, to the point that it caught the house on fire. I would think for the fire to spread like that the gas tank, which is in the front on a Boxster, would have had to explode.
I've already contacted the owner and the local FD. It doesn't sound like the FD can check software and the owner hasn't responded yet, but the fire did start in the Tesla which wasn't plugged in.
Looks to me like the fire was extinguished before it could consume the whole Tesla. Most of the front left of the vehicle is completely gone.But it seems weird that the right side of the Tesla didn't burn. And if a Tesla battery catches on fire it usually burns both side of the car in the front.
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That would make me look at the Porsche a little closer, since it appears to have burned fairly evenly on both sides, to the point that it caught the house on fire. I would think for the fire to spread like that the gas tank, which is in the front on a Boxster, would have had to explode.
You can see the intact left rear lamp plastic and closed charge door in one of the pictures. Hard to charge with the door closed.Presumably the same way they determined it wasn't plugged in. I don't have a paper report just what I was told over the phone.
I laughed when I saw we got an update notice tonight and came to look. A bit anti-climactic to find it was already out before the fire.I'm running 2020.16.2.1, the latest provided by Tesla before this incident.
But how would we know what version the destroyed car was running?
I'm sure Tesla won't be telling us, the press, or anyone.
Gasoline fueled car fires normally leave most of the vehicle intact.
Maybe from the charred remains of the Tesla? It was very obvious from that photo where the fire began. It wasn’t the Porsche.How did they determine the source of the fire?
Maybe from the charred remains of the Tesla? It was very obvious from that photo where the fire began. It wasn’t the Porsche.
Maybe from the charred remains of the Tesla? It was very obvious from that photo where the fire began. It wasn’t the Porsche.
It is damn obvious it wasn't the Porsche. .
Dude. Just stop it.What in the picture makes it so obvious that it couldn't have started with the Porsche?
Dude. Just stop it.
Looks like they used foam and not just the standard water fire department use. I'd say that why it was quickly contained.Both vehicles seem to have much less paint damage in the rear sections. The S of course has glass in the hatch which failed and some of the aluminum melted. The S right side front paint is also still in good shape while all the front paint on the Porsche seems to have been cooked off, though I can't see all the left side. The discoloration pattern on the Porsche from front to back makes it look as if the hottest part was in the front of the Porsche. Both headlights in the Porsche are gone but the right front in the S is intact. The left front and part of the side of the S being aluminum melted away completely. I'd think a battery fire in the S would have consumed the vehicle more evenly. Most of the pictures I looked at of Model S battery fires showed the front end consumed fairly evenly. The report said the fire was quickly controlled, which is usually not the case with a fully involved Tesla pack fire. Very odd.
Looks like they used foam and not just the standard water fire department use. I'd say that why it was quickly contained.