Tesla battery issue - smoke, then flash fire

[32wildbilly]

Flame on torch boy...again!

A man whose Tesla Model Y caught fire on a California highway says customer service asked him to haul the burned husk of his car to their service center
Bishal Malla thought he had a flat tire when his Tesla began shaking. Minutes later, it was aflame.

He said that customer service was unhelpful and that one agent told him to bring his burned car in.

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Yeah drive that bitch on over we'll take a look at it. Make sure the steering wheel is on tight first.

sigh...

[FRUNKenstein]

Seems like a reasonable request to me.

[32wildbilly]

While I have little concerns about saltwater flooding here in rice (heh) country(heh) this gives me another reason to say no to EV's.

Electric cars soaked by saltwater from hurricane go up in flames, Florida officials say

[32wildbilly]

While I have little concerns about saltwater flooding here in rice (heh) country(heh) this gives me another reason to say no to EV's.

This is almost too easy.

Bait hook...reel them in. Wash...repeat.

[32wildbilly]

Hhhmmm seems it is difficult to precondition a Tesla battery to the proper temperature to accept a rapid charge when the ambient temperature is -20f or so.

Chicago-area Tesla charging stations lined with dead cars in freezing cold: 'A bunch of dead robots out here'

Yet another reason that I will stick with gasoline burners for now...and forever.

[02TX996Cab]

Given how strained the power grid in Texas can become during really cold (or hot) weather, I think it behooves us to unplug all those stationary EVs whenever we spot them to protect power grid stability!

[32wildbilly]

Given how strained the power grid in Texas can become during really cold (or hot) weather, I think it behooves us to unplug all those stationary EVs whenever we spot them to protect power grid stability!

True...true.

[FRUNKenstein]

Given how strained the power grid in Texas can become during really cold (or hot) weather, I think it behooves us to unplug all those stationary EVs whenever we spot them to protect power grid stability!

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[32wildbilly]

A Tesla owner says he's done driving his Model 3 after the car stopped randomly in the middle of a highway

A Tesla service center representative told Hanna in Tesla's app that the electric carmaker "reviewed vehicle logs, found several controllers reported the right body controller missing, which led to insufficient power being supplied to vehicle contactors, ultimately shutting down," according to screenshots included in Hanna's NHTSA complaint. The service center said it replaced the part that was likely causing the issue, the screenshots show.

The repairs and the tow truck were covered under Tesla's warranty, but Hanna said the entire experience made him think twice about driving his Model 3. He's since started leasing out the car and has stopped driving it entirely, he told BI.

"I asked them what would stop it from happening again and the guy just told me it was bad luck," Hanna said. "I can't risk my son's life on that."

27,000 miles.

Sounds fun to me...