[389]

You'll want to be far away from one if it gets into a good wreck...

"We do not have the battery technology to support an electric car safely and cost efficiently"... A retired engineer from Westinghouse who worked on the electric sky way system told this to me. He is a customer of mine..

[FrankieT/A]

Originally Posted by 389

You'll want to be far away from one if it gets into a good wreck...

"We do not have the battery technology to support an electric car safely and cost efficiently"... A retired engineer from Westinghouse who worked on the electric sky way system told this to me. He is a customer of mine..

I believe all of this to be true...The battery technology and this...

There was family here that owned three Teslas. Family's three children and their friend in one of their Teslas, car accident, Tesla caught fire, windows inop, witnesses watched a all four perish because they couldn't get out. I have seen several catch fire and one actually blow up in videos. They're far from perfected.

[the-rookie]

Originally Posted by FrankieT/A

I believe all of this to be true...The battery technology and this...



There was family here that owned three Teslas. Family's three children and their friend in one of their Teslas, car accident, Tesla caught fire, windows inop, witnesses watched a all four perish because they couldn't get out. I have seen several catch fire and one actually blow up in videos. They're far from perfected.

Same here, every one I've seen resulting in fire and death at least a half dozen.
I will take my life over performance anyday.

Came across one crispy critter accident on freeway being towed away, firetruck blocking the lanes to divert traffic and an autopilot Tesla T -boned it?
The last one hit a phone pole on an expressway, caught fire killing mother and daughter.

Just from the accidents I've seen and the results, I refuse to ride in ANY Tesla.

I drive a 2016 Ford Fusion plugin hybrid, it's my 2nd Fusion. My 1st one was a 2012, last year I was T -Boned making left turn off SanTomas expy, my green light, by a fairly new Mercedes SUV. Driver never slowed down for the light. Spun me around, I want to say a 720, that's what it felt like anyway all the airbags went off. The speed limit is 45 but the average speed is 15-20 above that.
I walked away without a scratch!! Where a Tesla would have most likely caught fire.

The guy says to me why did you pull in front of me? He had no insurance. Some one on a bike had in on video with a helmet cam.

I have further comment on the Tesla drivers themselves but I reserve it.

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[mback12000]

I'm not arguing for or against Tesla. But your friend is wrong (and obviously doesn't work with electric cars or current battery technology). Going with the facts, Tesla has a lower rate of fires, fatalities, and crashes. The fuel fire percentage rate for gas cars is actually greater than electric cars. You can find horror stories of any car, as well as good ones like below.

https://interestingengineering.com/t...0leg%20injury.

Originally Posted by 389

You'll want to be far away from one if it gets into a good wreck...

"We do not have the battery technology to support an electric car safely and cost efficiently"... A retired engineer from Westinghouse who worked on the electric sky way system told this to me. He is a customer of mine..