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In response to "that sounds like a bit of a quibble, in that it would've been burning were the firefighters not actively attending. -- nm" by mafic

The initial reports said uncontrolled and 4 hours. It was controlled in minutes and the firefighters kept, in there own words, a small amount

Posted by TWuG Apr 19 '21, 21:09

of water flowing to cool the battery and keep it from reigniting. That's not a "quibble", that's getting fundamental facts incorrect.

Every single Tesla fire gets covered despite being less likely for crashes to involve fire. There are approximately 170,000 highway vehicle fires in the US every year.

It serves no one to make every EV fire a national story and scare people or give the false impression that they are somehow inherently dangerous.

https://www.consumernotice.org/personal-injury/vehicle-safety/highway-vehicle-fires/#:~:text=There%20are%20more%20than%20170%2C000,engine%2C%20drivetrain%20or%20wheel%20areas. (www.consumernotice.org)

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but still required firefighters to attend for four hours. Tesla gets the intense media spotlight largely by Musk's design, that comes with a downside. -- nm - mafic Apr 19, 21:15 1
- They said it was a crime scene (bodies). They'd have done something different w/o fatalities. - TWuG Apr 19, 21:23

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The initial reports said uncontrolled and 4 hours. It was controlled in minutes and the firefighters kept, in there own words, a small amount

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