Tesla Battery Pack Survives Tesla Model S Fire
One of the major “concerns” critics have with Tesla is the battery pack. They believe that batteries catch fire more quickly or frequently than gasoline — not true.
Tesla fires
No, A Tesla Did NOT Start The Fire That Destroyed 300 Cars In Norway, And…
Reports that a Tesla caught fire and that led to a massive fire in a parking garage in Norway are untrue. The fire actually started in a 2005 Opel diesel.
Tesla Model X Was Set On Fire In Germany (But Don’t Jump To Conclusions)
A Tesla Model X was set on fire in Germany last week. But let’s not jump to conclusions.
Tesla Model Y Prototype Spotted, NHTSA Looking Into Tesla Battery Fires As Trolls Swarm
There is good news and bad news in the Teslasverse today. Click to read all the news while it is news.
Tesla Fire In Raleigh Raises Questions About Something Else
A Tesla fire in Raleigh raises some questions — not about Tesla or its safety but about the fire itself, and the accuracy of the media coverage. One question that some in the Tesla Motors Club forums and on Reddit are asking is if the fire actually happened at all, pointing to lack of evidence that shows something actually happened. Perhaps it wasn’t an actual fire.
Do We Need To Think About Safety Differently With EVs?
Yesterday, we got news of another tragic accident in a Tesla Model S where the vehicle, which was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, crashed, ultimately landing in a pile amidst some palm trees in Downtown Miami, Florida. When speeding down the road, the vehicle lost control, slid through 3 lanes of traffic and smashed into some palm trees planted on the median.
And They Walked Away! Teslas Protect Their Passengers When Bad Things Happen.
News reports like to suggest that Tesla automobiles are prone to battery fires but often fail to focus on what’s important — people tend to walk away from violent collisions when they are riding in a Tesla.
Gas Cars Have Much Higher Risk Of Fire Than Electric Cars — #CleanTechnica Report
Earlier this year, we published a free report on EV safety, The EV Safety Advantage. As we approach the end of the year, we’re publishing sections of that report as articles here on CleanTechnica.
In this section of the report, we tackle the topic of fires. Which is more at risk of fires — gasoline cars or electric cars? Well, of you know the answer — it’s in the title.
Tesla Stock Crashes After Model X Fatality & Fire
The driver of a Tesla Model X was killed on a California highway last week. The NTSB is investigating to determine if the car’s Autopilot system was involved.
50 Tips For Slowing The Electric Car Revolution
My recent article “22 Ways To Delay The Electric Car Revolution” was hugely popular, but readers offered a lot more ideas and wanted me to take the list to 50, so here we are. To keep everything in one place, I’ve copy & pasted the original article here and then expanded … [continued]
