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Re:Model S Fire by revelation on Friday October 04, 2013 @04:43PM (#6497854)
Doesn't stopping the clock after 1 fire just penalize them, not benefit them?

That said, I also think the 1 fire is the problem here. Just think about how that relation changes with 2 fires.

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Re:Model S Fire by BWStearns on Friday October 04, 2013 @05:40PM (#6498208)
The chance goes from 0.000000010 to 0.000000020

If I had the cash I would still purchase a Tesla after the second fire as well.

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Re:Model S Fire by sgustard on Friday October 04, 2013 @06:46PM (#6498521)
Thanks for converting that to "fires per mile".
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Re:Model S Fire by moocowduckquack on Friday October 04, 2013 @08:23PM (#6498882)
More miles would have been driven, so less. I'd be happy after the hundredth fire. They'll be even safer by then.
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Re:Model S Fire by jamesaguilar on Friday October 04, 2013 @05:39PM (#6498203)
It probably penalizes them, assuming the no-fires-for-100m-miles was not a fluke. There's no way to know for sure without knowing the true distribution of fires per mile.
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