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8/15/2019 7:39:16 PM
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Another Tesla 3 explodes after fender bender
The gif isn't the car from the story here, but yet another Tesla time bomb.
[url=http://drivetribe.com/p/autonomous-tesla-explodes-twice-CPkikA4oS5SC2bp5v3Brag?fbclid=IwAR2IglY_Zgspv8SHLDyA4Nrq6_xOdqKqBLN_3c8c8vvjj0P93fiSj2Zyjok&iid=RwoSQrKcRhOloG6NAZ-UJg&utm_campaign=main+&utm_medium=fb&utm_source=organic]Autonomous Tesla Explodes, Twice[/url]
[quote]The cause was the lithium-ion battery, which was punctured and resulted in the formation of thick black smoke. Soon after, the the car caught fire and engulfed the Model 3 entirely......
Conventional fire extinguishers are rendered obsolete when it comes to lithium-ion battery fires. Instead, thousands of gallons of water are used to contain the fire as best as possible.[/quote]
In other words, these things have to basically be left to burn themselves out once ignited.
Why are these things considered the future of automobiles again?
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I can see their merit in future; all poineering technology has teething problems. But the people acting like Teslas are already superior in every way to ICE cars as is are kidding themselves. We have a long way to go still.
