Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires

Re:Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires by iamtheworstdev on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:06PM (#21649645)

I guess what I've learned in these comments is that people don't think the Tesla cars have manual, emergency use only, door releases.. Which they do.

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Re:Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires by rhinoceraptor on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:56PM (#21650215)

If you get in a crash severe enough to damage the battery pack, then the crash is probably severe enough to render your doors inoperable.

Also, lithium cells just need to be punctured to catch fire, they don't need an external ignition source.

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Re:Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires by Symbiote on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:06PM (#21653077)

Are the doors not mechanical? That would seem dangerous.

I was in a significant crash when I was 10 years old, and had to kick the opposite-side rear door to get me and my younger sibling out of the burning vehicle. The latch still worked, but the body panel was heavily dented by the collision.

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Re:Federal safety agency launches probe of Tesla battery fires by simion314 on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @12:48PM (#21650129)

I am not sure why you responded to me, is it because I accused some people of using bad statistics so you try to deflect it ?

It is pretty clear though, Tesla has expensive new cars you need to compare them with similar cars.

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