Intrinsic said:
generic-user-1 said:
its not just tesla, E-cars burn much to fast, even a long time after a crash, big Li batteries are just not that save. 3 burning teslas in a fleet of 21k dont seems so much, but it IS a lot if you consider that those are fairly new cars and they need a crash to burn so it is infact a big problem. and the possibility of burning long after a crash is a real dealbreaker. gas and diesel dont burn just because of a crash, they need alot more, specialy diesel, that stuff is realy hard to get on fire... and tesla is just to small and doesnt invest a lot in new tech or turn a profit... |
- 3 in over 40k to be exact. and they all required crashes. which falls under what you may call extreme situations.
- Burning long after a crash? you kidding me? that only happened cause the response services are ill equipped to handle electric fires. you should just pour water on an electric fire you know? besides, I don't think that qualifies as a disadvantage.
- Tesla doesn't invest in new tech? that comment alone makes it sound like you don't really know what you are talking about and is so wrong on so many different levels that I don't even know where to begin. Tesla's are so safe that it damaged they safety equipment during the safety tests, Tesla is building a battery factory, they have built a super charger network across the states and in most of Europe that let's any Tesla charge for free and super fast, have you tracked their share prices recemtly? you are talking abt a car that receives feature updates like a phone or a console would, about a car that is completely controllable from your phone, about a car that will be receiving a self drive update in 2015. everything about the model so is as cutting edge as it gets, that's why its called car 2.0
I understand there are definitely skeptics out there, but spreadimg misinformation is uncalled for. and turn a profit? do you know that of all the companies that took a government automotive loan Tesla is not just the only one that has paid back in full, but they actually did it way ahead of time.
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1.its not 3 in 40k... its 3 in the number of teslas that crashed, we dont have numbers for that, but it cant be that high.
2.and no, burning long after the crash is possible when batteries and the cooling system are damaged. the risiko can be minimised, but its still there, gm had to hold sales of a E-car because they ha a faulty design that made cars burn up to 3 weeks after a crashtest. tesla will maybe never make these errors, but some company will do em and a lot of people will die because of that.
3. they invest in production and services, but not so much in r&d.
i dont have high hopes in tesla, they dont turned a profit ever and burn money with every sold car. they ust have money because they are cool and can get a lot of money from investors, but that will end at somepoint, nobody like too burn money for a long time
