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I highly doubt it's likely there are other possible tests that are "extremely fatal" only with Teslas.

• farseer 8y ago
  Well that battery could and does catch fire during collisions, however rare that might be.
  • thebluehawk 8y ago
    True, and that never happens with cars with gasoline in the tanks. (/sarcasm)
    • hacker11235 8y ago
      To add substance: From the nhsta site (https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/12848-lithiumionsafetyhybrids_101217-v3-tag.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/12...) Observations on various aspects: * "Because the lower the flash point, the more hazardous the fire risk, flammable electrolyte solvents in Li-ion batteries are more or less as hazardous as conventional vehicular fuels." * "Because the narrower the flammability range, the less hazardous the fire risk, flammable electrolytic solvents in Li-ion batteries are about as hazardous as conventional vehicular fuels, and certainly less hazardous than hydrogen." * "Because the lower the minimum ignition temperature, the more hazardous the fire risk, flammable electrolytic solvents are not as hazardous as conventional vehicular fuels." * "Because the lower the minimum spark energy, the more hazardous the fire risk, flammable electrolytic solvents are probably about as hazardous as conventional vehicular fuels." * "Because the lower the maximum flame temperature the lower the exposure risk (skin burns) to fire, electrolytic solvents are expected to pose no more of a severe risk to burn injuries than conventional vehicular fuels, gasoline and diesel." * "Because of the probable similarity in the magnitude of the maximum flame temperatures, if the combustion of the electrolytic solvents were confined, the resulting overpressure that could build up would maximize at about the same levels as for the other flammable fuels, meaning that the burst damage that would result from Li-ion explosions would also be comparable to that from conventional vehicular fuels." * "The thermal energy expected to be released upon initiation and combustion of the electrolytic solvents would be less than that of gasoline and diesel fuel."
      • Latteland 8y ago
        Also don't forget that the millions of miles and hundreds of thousands of teslas gives enough size to have statistically comparable results to ice engines, and it looks great for tesla. Edit - here's an article on this from a few years ago https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blog-post-on-tesla-fires-2013-11 https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blog-post-on-tesla...
  • 51lver 8y ago
    That is far safer for the driver and passengers than a gasoline fire. People only fear it because it is unfamiliar.