Hmmm I wonder if a vehicle filled with flammable explodey-gas who just drove over 2 metal signs at high speed would be on fire as well? Would it have gotten the attention that this vehicle had, given that ICE cars burn many times more often than EV’s do.
It is a tragedy and should be investigated but these articles have to get off the “It’s new so it’s bad” bandwagon until the investigators come in. It could have been a flat tire at high speeds that sent the car onto that shoulder and over those signs. There is uneven wear on the tires so on the outside of Regenerative Breaking EV’s tires look almost new on the outside but trashed on the inside. If it blew because of that, or some nail on the road then there is no fault on Tesla and the man-boy who runs it. If however say steering went or the airbag randomly went off when the car was at speed my least favourite Martian and Tesla would be culpable.
Until then turn the sensationalism on your stories down to 11.
You mean, the mechanical handle present? I’m not sure if older cars over a decade ago didn’t have em, but my model 3 has mechanical release on every hinged part. Even the drunk, which no human being would even fit in (I think, I guess a toddler might?).
If I recall correctly, the manual override for the electric inner door handle is hidden under some panel. Major lawsuit material if you ask me, and irresponsible by the certifying authorities,
You recall wrongly. It’s totally exposed, available all the time. Lots of people who are new actually activate it instead of the button that lowers the window before opening.
no, it wouldn’t. Because the car is not filled with aerosolized explodey-gas, but just flammable liquid contained in a robust tank. it is not explosive. It can catch fire, but not simply from impact. You’d need a hole in the tank lower than the current fuel level and an external ignition source. Even if you shoot the gas tank directly, it will not explode. It is physically impossible for it to explode.
Puncture one of an electric car’s cells, and it sets off a chain reaction. The whole car very quickly goes up in flames.
the second point shouldn’t be true, the handles of the front doors should mechanically unlock the door as they are opened. the sub-humans in the back blew what they were getting into.
Hmmm I wonder if a vehicle filled with flammable explodey-gas who just drove over 2 metal signs at high speed would be on fire as well? Would it have gotten the attention that this vehicle had, given that ICE cars burn many times more often than EV’s do.
It is a tragedy and should be investigated but these articles have to get off the “It’s new so it’s bad” bandwagon until the investigators come in. It could have been a flat tire at high speeds that sent the car onto that shoulder and over those signs. There is uneven wear on the tires so on the outside of Regenerative Breaking EV’s tires look almost new on the outside but trashed on the inside. If it blew because of that, or some nail on the road then there is no fault on Tesla and the man-boy who runs it. If however say steering went or the airbag randomly went off when the car was at speed my least favourite Martian and Tesla would be culpable.
Until then turn the sensationalism on your stories down to 11.
I’m a fan of EVs, but Tesla lacks
securitysafety and I’m not a fan of it.It’s too complicated to leave the car when power is off for example.
Yep. That’s my issue. It’s not the fire, it’s that it’s really hard to get out in a disaster.
The Tesla could just have easily killed four if it crashed into water.
You mean, the mechanical handle present? I’m not sure if older cars over a decade ago didn’t have em, but my model 3 has mechanical release on every hinged part. Even the drunk, which no human being would even fit in (I think, I guess a toddler might?).
Do you think the average Tesla driver knows about these? Are they easy to find and use in an emergency? Could they be easily improved?
If I recall correctly, the manual override for the electric inner door handle is hidden under some panel. Major lawsuit material if you ask me, and irresponsible by the certifying authorities,
FWIW, pretty much every car on the road actually has a switch which completely disables the inside rear door latch.
You recall wrongly. It’s totally exposed, available all the time. Lots of people who are new actually activate it instead of the button that lowers the window before opening.
And the passengers on the back seats?
That’s Model 3 from the article.
And Cybertruck:
On BMW you pull the door handle twice
Unless it’s a coupe, then you don’t have rear doors at all…
no, it wouldn’t. Because the car is not filled with aerosolized explodey-gas, but just flammable liquid contained in a robust tank. it is not explosive. It can catch fire, but not simply from impact. You’d need a hole in the tank lower than the current fuel level and an external ignition source. Even if you shoot the gas tank directly, it will not explode. It is physically impossible for it to explode.
Puncture one of an electric car’s cells, and it sets off a chain reaction. The whole car very quickly goes up in flames.
A hit car engine is an external ignition source, and gas cars go up in flames daily in the us
But if the media doesn’t report it, lemmings don’t know it exists.
“Robust”? Clearly you’ve never driven an itlian made car!
Alphas tanks are literally made out of plastic. You can poke them with a basic screwdriver.
Yeah it won’t go boom, but point being, they’re not robust and go in flames fairly often too…
Some reasons why they probably would be fine in a normal car
Central computer controls everything. A crashing computer means a crashing car
Electronic door locks. When you crash youre going to have a hard time opening the door
Shatterproof windows mean if your door won’t open, you’re BBQ
the second point shouldn’t be true, the handles of the front doors should mechanically unlock the door as they are opened. the sub-humans in the back blew what they were getting into.