Thermal runaway prevents rescue of 3 victims in crash, authorities say
Thermal runaway prevents rescue of 3 victims in crash, authorities say
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/620960
This accident could be a scene in a horror movie.
I'm not a Tesla fan by any measure, but I edited the headline for this post. The original headline made it seem like a specific feature of the Cybertruck trapped the victims, but then the article explains it was really that the battery was burning so fiercely that the police just couldn't free them. The deadly feature of the accident was the lithium battery, which is common to many makes and manufacturers of EVs.
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- Have fun in the oven
The batteries should be protected and rated for a crash like that, anything less is unsafe and negligent on the manufacturer.
Energy is volatile, there's only so much that can be done. Not every single fire is one that can be prevented beyond just not getting in the car in the first place (i.e. giving people a reasonable alternative via well maintained and affordable public transport.)
Do these ones also come with the electronic door handles that don't work when the car crashes?
No idea.
I haven't heard this happening with any other EV brands.
BYD? I have heard quite a bit about those.
The statistics I found quickly were a bit muddy and pointless to share. However, I am sure there is data out there, but I am too tired to look for it. I would bet that every manufacturer has seen at least one fire, but that is just a guess when I think about the thousands of vehicles that are in the wild.
Teslas get the most attention because they are Teslas. TBH, I don't think a battery fire in a Hyundai would get much attention by the press.
Yeah, they're a Chinese manufacturer. One of the rare ones that were allowed to sell vehicles in most western countries.
You're probably right about the Teslas getting more media attention because Tesla, Elon Musk, etc. It gets more clicks than Hyundai for sure.
Kinda funny because byd makes tesla's batteries.