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Tesla bad news: high speed crash in China of a Model X resulted in a fire and rear doors that wouldn't open. There are emergency releases

Posted by TWuG Apr 24 '17, 16:42

for the rear doors hidden behind the speaker grills, but that info is in the info provided to first responders but is NOT in the online vehicle's owner's manual.
Edit: Apparently it is in the in-car owner's manual.

I'm going to hazard a guess that the owner's manual is being updated right now. But that seems like vital info that should have been there from the beginning.

The fire doesn't bother me much. The car was doing 75+kph when it hit a concrete divider and then collided head on with a Ford Focus that also caught fire.

https://electrek.co/2017/04/23/tesla-model-x-fire-crash-falcon-wing-doors-stuck/ (electrek.co)

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Maybe the Chinese Tesla factory is the same one that makes incendiary hoverboards. -- nm - Max Apr 24, 17:40 1
- There is o Chines Tesla Factory. They are all made in Fremont California -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 18:17
You drive fast, you're gonna die. -- nm - Scott Baio Apr 24, 16:51
I'll note that the "high-speed" comes from the article, but I'm not sure I consider 45-50mph all that "high speed" -- nm - TWuG Apr 24, 16:44 2
- I do. Even just 20mph can be brutal. - Beryllium Apr 24, 16:50 1
  - 45-50 is moderate speed. In theory, it's shouldn't cause fire. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 24, 17:17

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