Crash, fire involving Tesla in Medina brings raises questions about electric vehicle safetyBellevue firefighters responded to a Tesla crash and fire where two individuals were trapped inside, but luckily were able to escape just in time. The Tuesday night incident in Medina has brought renewed attention to electric vehicle safety.
Electric vehicles burn longer and more intensely than regular cars, due to their lithium-ion batteries. They’re also harder to extinguish. According to Allen, a typical car fire would require water from a single engine, an estimated 500 gallons. An electrical fire could need 6,000 gallons or more.
Batteries are flammable, who knew
Yet the government is pushing EV's like crazy knowing the inherent risk with batteries. What are they thinking? Oh, sorry, as usual they arent.
Why is it the only time the make of a car involved in a crash is when it’s a Tesla? There was a fiery car crash on I-5 yesterday but there was no mention of what kind of car.
So glad I didn't buy a Tesla, for many reasons.
If this were a random gas car you would not have covered the story. And in that situation it would have been an explosion rather than a slow burn and people would have died.