by dghughes on 6/17/18, 2:55 PM
As unusual as it may be I hate seeing the Tesla denial machine jump into action. At least Tesla didn't blame the driver....yet.
by solarkraft on 6/17/18, 2:50 PM
This sort of things happens with cars sometimes. It's unfortunate, but Teslas seem to do this less & their design protects the occupants really well.
I have a suspiction that he will continue driving a Tesla.
by sschueller on 6/17/18, 2:47 PM
So he was driving it and didn't realize it was on fire? I thought there are several temperature sensors near and around the battery that would set some sort of alarm off in such a case.
by bhouston on 6/17/18, 3:13 PM
My mother in law's car burst into flames 2 years ago. It was a wave in near perfect condition. These things have a baseline rate of happening but when it is Tesla it is front page news.
by neya on 6/17/18, 4:00 PM
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Diesels are much safer than gasoline engines? Because, Diesels require compression to ignite unlike Gasoline, no? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
by csomar on 6/17/18, 3:14 PM
The question here is how do Tesla so far compare to the traditional cars.
by mikeash on 6/17/18, 2:50 PM
Meanwhile, about 300 non-Teslas burned in the UK yesterday, and about 300 will burn today, and tomorrow, and....
by taurine on 6/17/18, 3:02 PM
Not a flamethrower.
by lgleason on 6/17/18, 3:55 PM
In other news, Samsung is in talks to buy Tesla and introduce a Note 7 car ;)