Crashed-drivers told Tesla they want to buy replacement Model S EVs “It’s not that electric cars are any more dangerous" % Crash your EV: walk-away&blaze; Crash your ice: explosion&die Drunks, vandalism, hi-speed impacts: all causes of EV fires %
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/10/28/tesla-fire-crash-mexico-stock-price/3290535/ Fiery Tesla crash torpedoes stock price James R. Healey and Fred Meier [image http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCn1CufaCYc [Spanish>translate.google>English] Progress Today. Com - Merida Pocito roundabout Explosion Progreso Hoy · October 18, 2013 Merida Pocito roundabout Explosion ] ... a Tesla model S burned after slamming into a concrete barrier and a tree in Mexico. Tesla noted that the driver was unhurt in the Oct. 18 wreck near Merida, Mexico, which the automaker says should be viewed as a demonstration of the car's high level of crashworthiness rather than any inclination to catch fire. It was the second high-profile Tesla fire. An accident Oct. 1 in Washington state caused a Tesla Model S to catch fire after debris punched into the car's lithium-ion battery pack. That driver was unhurt. The National Highway Traffic Safety Adminstration has said it found no evidence of a defect or violation of safety regulations in that incident. Tesla says both drivers have told the company they want to buy replacement Model S cars. As well as being vulnerable to crash damage -- just as many ordinary auto components would be -- the lithium-ion batteries that power electric cars are especially sensitive to temperature. If improperly cooled, they could ignite. Non-crash fires have been reported in two Mitsubishi electrics. Chevrolet's Volt caught fire after being stored following a government crash test. Chevrolet says the vehicle was improperly stored and handled, and that the crash itself didn't directly result in the fire. Recent, infamous cases involve Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which use lithium-ion packs. Those planes were grounded in January after fires. The battery systems were modified and the planes are flying again. A 2006 recall of millions of Sony laptop computer batteries because of fire risk triggered modern concern about lithium-ion battery fires. The car and airliner events have kept the nervousness bubbling ... [© usatoday.com] http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-10-28/tesla-says-model-s-driver-unhurt-in-mexico-crash-and-blaze Tesla Says Model S Driver Unhurt in Mexico Crash and Blaze October 28, 2013 - ... a customer was unhurt in a crash and fire ... happened Oct. 18 near Merida, MX ... “We were able to contact the driver quickly and are pleased that he is safe,” ... traveling at such a high speed that it smashed through a concrete wall and then hit a large tree, yet the driver walked away from the car with no permanent injury.” ... http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Tesla-Says-Model-S-Driver-Unhurt-in-Mexico-Crash-4933740.php Tesla Says Model S Driver Unhurt in Mexico Crash and Blaze October 28, 2013 ... Karl Brauer, an industry analyst for Kelley Blue Book ... “We’ve known that gasoline is explosive, but after 100 years we’ve gotten used to it,” Brauer said. “It’s not that electric cars are any more dangerous" ... http://www.valuewalk.com/2013/10/tesla-motors-inc-tsla-another-model-s-fire/ Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) Has Another Model S Fire On Its Hands October 28, 2013 ... Yucatán city of Mérida, a driver, who local media have reported was under the influence of alcohol, crashed his Model S through a roundabout, a wall, and another wall before finally coming to rest after hitting a tree. The car was apparently traveling at very high speed. The driver managed to escape from the car unharmed ... http://www.ibtimes.com/watch-video-tesla-model-s-fire-city-merida-yucatan-state-mexico-1444006 Watch This Video Of A Tesla Model S Fire In The City Of Merida ... October 28 2013 ... If this had been any other vehicle, the incident would have remained a small, local news item ... the Diario of Yucatan claims the driver was drunk ... http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Autolib-supects-vandalism-for-two-Parisian-EV-fires-no-injuries-tp4665865.html EVLN: Autolib supects vandalism for two Parisian EV fires, no injuries Every year in France' worst suburbs, a 100+ ice-cars are set alight Two Autolib electric carshare vehicles catch fire in Paris Oct 21 2013 For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: AlphaElectric aims to sell 500 electric cars in 2014 EVLN: The Cheapest States To Drive An EV EVLN: Nissan&EU install 74 L3 44kW multi-standard EVSE over 680mi EVLN: EV running-costs are <half-of even the most fuel efficient ice EVLN: Feds Won't Investigate WA Tesla Electric Car Fire + EVLN: More women are buying Leaf EVs & more men like Tesla EVs {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Drunk-hi-speed-crashed-Tesla-S-into-concrete-wall-in-MX-video-tp4665983.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
