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Owner of Battery Fire Tesla Vehicle: Car 'Performed Very Well, Will Buy Again'

Posted by timothy on from the go-ahead-touch-the-cornballer dept.

cartechboy writes "The Tesla Model S fire that, to date, is either electric car Armageddon or 'no big deal' has been fun Internet theatre combined with a dose of crowd-sourced battery-pack pseudo-expertise. Now the actual car owner (and Tesla investor) weighs in with his take, which is, basically, 'nothing to see here and yes, I can't wait to get back into a Tesla.' Owner Robert Carlson wrote an email in response to contact by Tesla's vice president of sales and service, Jerome Guillen, saying he found the car had 'performed very well under such an extreme test. The batteries went through a controlled burn which the Internet images really exaggerates.' Carlson had no comment on the guy who videoed his car fire, who is now Internet infamous for shooting video in portrait mode." You can read Elon Musk's take, along with Carlson's correspondence.

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  1. The heater really works by macsimcon · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's powered by flaming batteries.

    1. Re:The heater really works by danomac · · Score: 3, Funny

      I would say it's not very efficient though - most of the heat is outside the car.

  2. Re:It's so dirty! by sexconker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know this will probably get lost in the comments but, when my mom isn't home I like to go into her garden, cover myself in dirt, and pretend I'm a carrot.

    Funny, that's how you were conceived.

  3. Re:Of course he doesn't think anything is wrong by TheloniousToady · · Score: 3, Funny

    The car catching fire is pretty bad, but at least the car's owner didn't get electrocuted. Now *that* would have been a shocker.

  4. Better safe than sorry by formfeed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Till they fixed this problem I certainly will stay away from any Nvidia product.

  5. Re:The are mortal after all by samwichse · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yay uninformed internet conservative!

  6. Re: The are mortal after all by iamhigh · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have a question: Why do you need a 3,000 lb vehicle to transport you to the grocery store and back?

    What a troll question as he was obviously using the weight and distance as an example of energy density. But you just have to make this about something other than the safety of gasoline and/or electric vehicles, don't you?

    Now I have a question: How much gasoline does it take to push a 3,000 lb agenda?

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    No comprende? Let me type that a little slower for you...
  7. Re: The are mortal after all by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Here's another one: why do you live 400 miles from a grocery store?