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Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire (fuelarc.com)

submitted 3 days ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Tesla owners are modifying their cars to be escapable if the car catches fire, because the doors stop working like normal and you need to rely on well-hidden mechanical overrides.

Which... feels pretty dangerous, like that's the worst possible time for the doors to stop working like normal.

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[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I recently went car shopping, and I had considered an EV. I told someone this, and she immediately started recommending Tesla to me, despite Elon's bullshit. She tried to tell me that Elon's insanity doesn't change that Tesla is the "best product in the space".

I have to admit, Elon's bullshit was a big factor in not even giving Tesla the time of day, but there's also issues just like this one. I do not want a car that prioritizes gee-whiz geegaws over basic safety like this.

[–] coaxil@lemm.ee 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Having now driven basically all the EV vehicles available in my country, from the byd range to Hyundai, Nissan and Tesla, Tesla is just a straight mess of a vehicle by comparison, and don't even get me started on the Tesla indicator thing. Oh and they feel cheap on the inside, even the plaid and other high end ones. Lol

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 days ago

Yeah, I ended up going with a Hyundai. I take delivery on it later this week, and I can't wait.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

I think she just added an extra word. Tesla does make the best electric car that is currently in space, because none of the other manufacturers have shot one up there yet.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 2 points 2 days ago

Renault are killing it with their current EVs, Kia and byd are pretty good alternatives

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Tesla’s advantage was their charging network and that advantage evaporated when Musk opened the network to all other cars so he could slurp up that NEVI money (the money that Trump is ending).

Now there are multiple better alternatives to Tesla.