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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month ago

15 people died in US accidents where Tesla doors wouldn't open - Bloomberg

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15 people died in US accidents where Tesla doors wouldn't open - Bloomberg

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schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Electric Vehicles@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 month ago
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УНН News of the World ✎ Bloomberg found at least 15 deaths in 12 incidents over the past decade where passengers or rescuers were unable to open the doors of a crashed and bu…

cross-posted from : https://lemmy.zip/post/55483659

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    “Died” is a gentle way of saying “burned to death in a lithium fire while people watched in horror as the vehicle doors could not be opened”. How can these cars still be sold with this known issue?

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      “Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don’t do one.”

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      Because America? GM had many die in models where the door could not be opened if there was a battery fail.

      Tesla is just another shitty US car company.

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