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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by Robotbeat on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:42PM (#28546931)
Tesla already uses lithium iron phosphate for some Model 3s as it's cheaper (not more expensive like you claim). And Tesla has basically already solved the fire problem through careful engineering, and other carmakers will figure this out as well.

But also, car fires happen all the time. They're just normal and so don't get to the news. My grandfather died in a gasoline fire (which can happen a lot faster).

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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by FartyMcFarter on Thursday September 16, 2021 @03:42AM (#28549142)
> And Tesla has basically already solved the fire problem

Have they? So why did a Tesla Model S Plaid (a new car) catch fire while being driven just a few months ago?

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/7/2/22560662/tesl...

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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by codeulike on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:36AM (#28550033)
There are 1.5 million Tesla cars out there on the road. Most of them, nearly all of them really, are not on fire.
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Re:GM tells some Bolt owners to park 50 feet away from other... by FartyMcFarter on Thursday September 16, 2021 @09:11AM (#28551286)
I understand that. But if I tell someone at work that I "solved the XYZ problem", I mean that XYZ doesn't happen any more.

If there's a claim that Tesla has "solved the fire problem", I would hope there's a good explanation for why fires still happen with the newest model delivered 3 months ago.

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