We examine the fire safety with electric vehicles after a 2022 Tesla Model 3 struck an object in the roadway, causing the battery pack to catch on fire.
Electric vehicles are less likely to catch fire, but when they do, they are more difficult to contain.
Sorry, typo fatality with cases. Hundreds of cases.
In any event: your assertion that this is a “single case” is disproven. With 27 lifetime Ford Pinto deaths, Tesla is more than double the number of confirmed, explosive fire deaths
Why do you keep bring up the Pinto? The “explosion” risk was overhyped by the media at the time and the stereotype of their danger was never even accurate. A story that seems all too familiar in these comments…
Because the Ford Pinto was the biggest example of reckless fire death before Tesla arrived. Now that the stats are out, its clear that Tesla is even worse.
Funny that you’d choose a fictional movie as a source when reality is quite different. You’ve fallen victim to misinformation in both cases here when you actually do some research to see what’s true and what is a myth. https://www.wardsauto.com/blog/my-somewhat-begrudging-apology-ford-pinto
Are you under the impression that this is the first time a vehicle has exploded? You’re ignoring the statistics that someone already provided you showing that these cars are involved in far fewer fires than others per capita. Your worldview seems backed and shaped by FUD in the media and straight up fictional movies.
Are you under the impression that this is the only case I’ve been talking about? I’ve brought up three separate cases in this thread so far, two of them locking the victims into the car while it exploded and 100% of the people inside the car dies.
Other car manufacturers have WORKING DOORS, beyond just electronic locks that immediately stop working in the case of battery fire.
There is a repeated problem here, and the EV community turning a blind eye to it is distasteful.
Oh wow, besides the website being clearly biased I found serval additional flaws:
it’s a generic Tesla products list, there are several power walls on there. Last I checked, they’re stationary and don’t contain humans
it does not list cause of death. “crashing into trees” has a tenancy to kill people before any fire even starts.
without following the links, it’s impossible to try and assertain how long it took any particular fire to start. Gasoline vehicles tend to immediately ignite, EVs tend to give you a bit of time before a fire starts.
Also, “locked the doors is false”. The doors were never locked, but it is in fact an issue that most people don’t bother reading the manual to find where the manual release is on the door. I will also agree that it’s not the most obvious placement, and has no labels.
Also, “locked the doors is false”. The doors were never locked, but it is in fact an issue that most people don’t bother reading the manual to find where the manual release is on the door. I will also agree that it’s not the most obvious placement, and has no labels.
The last moments of Awan’s life were gruesome and excruciating. After the crash, the Tesla’s lithium ion battery caught fire, according to a wrongful-death lawsuit. Smoke — and then flames — filled the car, suffocating Awan and burning him from his feet up. Outside, a crowd gathered but couldn’t help.
That’s because the car’s retractable door handles, which are supposed to “auto-present” when they detect a key fob nearby, malfunctioned and first responders weren’t able to open the doors and save Awan, the suit alleges.
“The fire engulfed the car and burned Dr. Awan beyond recognition — all because the Model S has inaccessible door handles, no other way to open the doors, and an unreasonably dangerous fire risk,” the complaint reads.
“Although the driver’s seat was found vacant and the driver was found in the left rear seat, the available evidence suggests that the driver was seated in the driver’s seat at the time of the crash and moved into the rear seat postcrash,” the report said.
Different case. This one tried the front doors, then tried the back doors. Then died.
The day after, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman reported that it took firefighters nearly four hours and more than 30,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire, CBS affiliate KHOU-TV reported.
In case you didn’t have any idea of how difficult it is to put out a Li-ion fire, now you know.
https://www.tesla-fire.com/
Its not one time. There have been hundreds of fatalities as Tesla crashed, caught on fire, and locked the doors (because the electronics failed).
There have been even more fires, such as the case I posted earlier where they fortunately escaped alive. But not everyone is so lucky.
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Sorry, typo fatality with cases. Hundreds of cases.
In any event: your assertion that this is a “single case” is disproven. With 27 lifetime Ford Pinto deaths, Tesla is more than double the number of confirmed, explosive fire deaths
Why do you keep bring up the Pinto? The “explosion” risk was overhyped by the media at the time and the stereotype of their danger was never even accurate. A story that seems all too familiar in these comments…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiB8GVMNJkE
Because the Ford Pinto was the biggest example of reckless fire death before Tesla arrived. Now that the stats are out, its clear that Tesla is even worse.
Funny that you’d choose a fictional movie as a source when reality is quite different. You’ve fallen victim to misinformation in both cases here when you actually do some research to see what’s true and what is a myth. https://www.wardsauto.com/blog/my-somewhat-begrudging-apology-ford-pinto
Funny you’re ignoring the blatant reality that I’ve got literal video footage of a Tesla exploding in this very thread.
Also meme generator time:
Are you under the impression that this is the first time a vehicle has exploded? You’re ignoring the statistics that someone already provided you showing that these cars are involved in far fewer fires than others per capita. Your worldview seems backed and shaped by FUD in the media and straight up fictional movies.
Are you under the impression that this is the only case I’ve been talking about? I’ve brought up three separate cases in this thread so far, two of them locking the victims into the car while it exploded and 100% of the people inside the car dies.
Other car manufacturers have WORKING DOORS, beyond just electronic locks that immediately stop working in the case of battery fire.
There is a repeated problem here, and the EV community turning a blind eye to it is distasteful.
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Oh wow, besides the website being clearly biased I found serval additional flaws:
Also, “locked the doors is false”. The doors were never locked, but it is in fact an issue that most people don’t bother reading the manual to find where the manual release is on the door. I will also agree that it’s not the most obvious placement, and has no labels.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/23/man-died-burning-tesla-because-its-futuristic-doors-wouldnt-open-lawsuit-alleges/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-crash-spring-texas-deaths-mystery-solved-ntsb/
Different case. This one tried the front doors, then tried the back doors. Then died.
In case you didn’t have any idea of how difficult it is to put out a Li-ion fire, now you know.
Here you go: https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_is/GUID-7A32EC01-A17E-42CC-A15B-2E0A39FD07AB.html
Read up on the manual release for the door, those people didn’t.