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edatoakrun wrote:Gruesome videos of Tesla S fires, whose occupants did wear their seat belts may not help Tesla's image as a "safe" car.
edatoakrun wrote:Gruesome videos of Tesla S fires, whose occupants did wear their seat belts may not help Tesla's image as a "safe" car.
Actually, according to that report, it appears one of the thieves was lucky to not be immortalized in a BEV fire snuff video...TomT wrote:Generally, if you are doing over 100 MPH and hit something hard enough to break a car completely in two, fire is the least of your worries!
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edatoakrun wrote:Gruesome videos of Tesla S fires, whose occupants did wear their seat belts may not help Tesla's image as a "safe" car.
...one of the theft suspects was ejected from the Tesla, possibly through the windshield. A videographer said he saw firefighters drag the other suspect from the Tesla’s front end as it burned...
Good read, thanks for posting.cwerdna wrote:Edmunds' long-term Model S needed its 3rd drive unit replacement. Their car is at the 30k mile mark.
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So the count is 2 replaced for noise, 1 for total failure. Car is on its 4th drive unit.
We also had a battery sensor fault while we were on vacation.Driving around the past few days with this car has reminded me of how good it is. People often ask me what I think of it, and I tell them this is an awesome car, with a huge caveat: Be prepared for things to go wrong. The Model S is a highly advanced car from a company that is just learning the ups and downs of manufacturing vehicles on a large scale.