Tesla Crash in Indy

[woof]

Like someone added a <blink> tag to the video...very odd.

 

[MP3Mike]

Yeah, a new page so we don't have to deal with the jumping.

 

[NikeWings]

Video is freaking Firefox out. Page is bouncing all over.

Chrome too. I think its post 90, as the page remains calm above it.

 

[jimmyjohn]

If the journalist was intent on using "Rate" --- they should have used High Rate of Distance

So many journalists failed physics and / or calculus.

Also from the otherwise-good Associated Press article: "car was travelling at a high rate of speed". I'm seeing and hearing "rate of speed" more and more in the news. Why not just say "at a high speed"? Isn't speed already a rate? And isn't "rate of speed" really acceleration (which we can't conclude anything about here)? What am I missing?

 

[scottm]

I heard the new battery chemistry is more fire friendly.

And, there's a software fix coming that will make existing battery packs burn cooler. Akin to the new maximum interior cabin temperature feature.

 

[⚡️ELECTROMAN⚡️]

Video is freaking Firefox out. Page is bouncing all over.

Mine too. Looks like it is just continuously reloading the page. Click on the X in the upper left hand corner, on Chrome. That will stop it.

 

[scottm]

Just press the ESC button on the keyboard calmed my chrome down from the dreaded post #89.

 

[JeffK]

Just press the ESC button on the keyboard calmed my chrome down from the dreaded post #89.

You know I just pasted the link... no blink tags but yeah, freaking out my browser too.

 

[S'toon]

Internationally there was one that caught fire in a garage in Toronto, the Norway fire, the guy in the Netherlands who plowed into a tree at 95mph and the fire in France earlier this year.

I know of the one in Toronto. I read the articles. There was a fire in a garage not long after the owner came home and plugged in his car. He blames the Tesla for catching fire. But nowhere have I read that it was proven to be the cause of the fire.

 

[Larry Hutchinson]

Anybody else trying to read this thread on on iPad? It is constantly jumping up and down.

 

[JeffK]

Anybody else trying to read this thread on on iPad? It is constantly jumping up and down.

That's normal unfortunately... it happened after posting a facebook video. The forums don't handle it well.

 

[wdolson]

I know of the one in Toronto. I read the articles. There was a fire in a garage not long after the owner came home and plugged in his car. He blames the Tesla for catching fire. But nowhere have I read that it was proven to be the cause of the fire.

The synopsis I read said the exact cause of that fire was never determined exactly, though there was some evidence the wall unit was the source of the fire rather than the car itself. It may have been in the wiring. It's still a fire related to a Tesla.

Apparently three Fiskars and a Prius caught fire when a lot full of evacuated cars in New Jersey during Sandy got flooded. It appears bad things happen when Fiskars get wet. Other Priuses flooded too and they didn't catch on fire.

 

[JeffK]

The synopsis I read said the exact cause of that fire was never determined exactly, though there was some evidence the wall unit was the source of the fire rather than the car itself. It may have been in the wiring. It's still a fire related to a Tesla.

Apparently three Fiskars and a Prius caught fire when a lot full of evacuated cars in New Jersey during Sandy got flooded. It appears bad things happen when Fiskars get wet. Other Priuses flooded too and they didn't catch on fire.

The Prius doesn't use a lithium battery.

 

[wdolson]

The Prius doesn't use a lithium battery.

True, they still have battery packs though. NiMH batteries can short out too, though thermal runaway is more of an issue with Li-ion batteries.

BTW, I was showing my SO a video of the crash and the picture of the wheel shows red brake calipers, so the car was likely some sort of performance model.

 

[JeffK]

True, they still have battery packs though. NiMH batteries can short out too, though thermal runaway is more of an issue with Li-ion batteries.

BTW, I was showing my SO a video of the crash and the picture of the wheel shows red brake calipers, so the car was likely some sort of performance model.

Being that he was a 44yr old male CEO... I'd bet anything it was a performance model.

 

[EVie'sDad]

Saw post 89 constantly reloading video image, hit STOP in the browser, now I can read it. Might work on other browsers too.

 

[bucksport]

Saw post 89 constantly reloading video image, hit STOP in the browser, now I can read it. Might work on other browsers too.

Was there anything written about the air bags? Did they deploy? If they did, and the driver died on impact, they must have really been speeding. Or the point of impact must have had some unique failure attributes.

 

[DJ 240V]

Why are Tesla accidents even news worthy? I never ever see articles plastering the web saying Fatal Accident in XYZ Brand.

Condolences to the family of the victims. I think the coverage is good for new tech. It might be exaggerated , but it's important to learn from these accidents and improve. Over a period of time the dramatization will tone down. We are still in early adoption phase.

 

[bjwModelS]

He leaves behind a wife and 3 kids. I'm sure the fiancé and the family are just in absolute shock.

 

[AWDtsla]

And, there's a software fix coming that will make existing battery packs burn cooler. Akin to the new maximum interior cabin temperature feature.

I can't tell if this is a joke and I'm almost too afraid to ask. I guess the battery pack no longer returns EFIRE. Bugs stomped!