Re:Tesla: Third Model S fire in past two months
by bastawhiz on Thursday November 07, 2013 @01:53PM
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That's not the fairest of comparisons. It'd be like saying only 7% of jet crashes happen because of a malfunction in the vicinity of the cockpit but 100% of hot air balloon crashes happen because of a malfunction in the vicinity of the cockpit. Just because the concentration of failures is on one component doesn't mean the component if generally defective; in this case it just (potentially) means there's fewer components.
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Re:Tesla: Third Model S fire in past two months
by 001sky on Thursday November 07, 2013 @02:00PM
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no, you are missing the point. the battery is not defective. the battery system is just more likely to catch fire when compromised. petrol fuel systems are not only more protected from damage (typically, behind the second axle) but also just less likely to catch fire (on the hwy)[1]. You generally need both a puncture and a spark. A battery shorts with Just a puncture by something metal (usually), so there is one less logical step.
[1] High-pressure fuel lines are well protected outside of the battery, also (they are small) en route to the intake manifold. Here, the EFI rail is also behind the engine block and not likely to take a direct impact. Even then, they are flexible and not likly to break (they would bend).