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3 Cybertrucks Caught Fire After Underbody Strikes. Tesla Now Sells a $3,500 Battery Shield Upgrade. (fuelarc.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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I mean, I'm glad Tesla built a fix, but it's sort of tacky to ship a $75,000+ truck and then sell the fireproofing separately.

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[–] 14 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Youre not supposed to drive over steel poles either. Unintended use cases can result in unexpected behavior

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  • [–] 22 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

    My previous EV, an extremely humble (and cheap) Dacia Spring, got hit by a semi on the highway. It was totaled, completely destroyed. It finished upside down and even then, it didn't catch fire and the doors opened. Also didn't lose any of the wheels. I'd say that was the most unintended use case of the car and still, a barely 15k euros car ended in a better shape than a $75k+ monstrosity that is marketed as a truck "for the apocalypse".

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    The fact that "it didn't catch fire and the doors opened" is the measure of success means that the bar is really on the floor for Teslas.

    For real though don't run over the bar with a Tesla, if it goes through the battery, you're toast

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  • [–] 2 points 4 weeks ago

    It's an unintended use, but an expected condition. A vehicle should never add to the danger in an expected condition except in ways necessary for an expected function (reaching highway speeds for example is inherently dangerous)

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  • [–] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

    One of the three hit a fire hydrant and a tree before the battery ignited. The flaming prison cell on three wheels is not the expected behaviour following a minor road traffic accident either: "In this total nightmare scenario, the doors would not open, and the driver couldn’t break the Cybertruck’s “armored” windows from inside"

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