leilanimunter
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I am putting as many miles on mine as I can to help that ratio!!!
haha way to take one for the team! i will do my part as well!
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I am putting as many miles on mine as I can to help that ratio!!!
Why doesn't Mexico count? If it'd been an ICE and caught fire, would that similarly get a pass as counting as a fire?
Elon needs to give a simple example: USA Model S fires 11/6 = 1, injuries = 0 :: ICE USA fires = x, injuries = y
Here's an official statement from Tesla:
We have been in contact with the driver, who was not injured and believes the car saved his life. Our team is on its way to Tennessee to learn more about what happened. We will provide more information when we’re able to do so.
I am putting as many miles on mine as I can to help that ratio!!!
The link would be to my post. That's straight from the horse's mouth.Thanks Doug. Can you post the link to the official statement?
The link would be to my post. That's straight from the horse's mouth.
To add some levity to the discussion: Solution: Ban sales of Teslas in Tennessee!I've seen exactly one other Model S "in the wild" here in Nashville in the six months that I've owned my car yet there are apparently enough around here that in that time some drunk idiot managed to smash one into a pole and another one catches on fire.
Craziness.
Well, it's different enough that there's no NHTSA questioning or investigation. Plus from the reports I have seen Tesla refers to the customer as in Mexico, not just vacationing there (not that it matters, as an ICE car under the same circumstances would not be counted in US fire statistics either). Although the OP says he's not including it for other reasons (not the geography).That's really splitting hairs. It's presumably a US car (since they're not shipping to Mexico) a bit over the boarder on a vacation trip. I'm pretty sure Tesla counts all miles driven...not just those in the US.
Sorry, not "him". I had email with Tesla Spokeswoman Liz Jarvis-Shean. It's their official statement soon after learning about the accident.Guess that explains why I couldn't find it. Did you speak with him personally?
Nice!
The drivers quote "this car saved my life"
Aka he was involved in some form of accident
If statistically fire becomes on par with ICE fire frequency, then Tesla could engineer some fire suppression. Tesla is superb at engineering solutions. Tesla probably already dismissed suppression in favor of firewall and venting techniques discussed previously.
That being said, I can see a foam retardant (think airplane runway foam or halon or water/coolant deludge). The major advantage is that batteries don't explode like gasoline. Gasoline is combustable. These batteries aren't combustible and as a result, it's probably conceivable to deploy a suppression system.
I had a 1979 Honda Accord that had 4 engine fires across 3 different engines. Does that count for something?
To add some levity to the discussion: Solution: Ban sales of Teslas in Tennessee!