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Man In Tesla Model S Fire Explains What Happened

Posted by samzenpus on from the burn-it-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The three recent Tesla fires have raised concerns with a lot of people. One person who isn't concerned, however, is Juris Shibayama, the man whose model S burned in Tennessee. He says: 'I would buy another one in a heartbeat.' From the article: 'Shibayama said that he struck a three-pronged trailer hitch in the middle lane of the interstate. He continued: "About 30-45 seconds later, there was a warning on the dashboard display saying, 'Car needs service. Car may not restart.' I continued to drive, hoping to get home. About one minute later, the message on the dashboard display read, 'Please pull over safely. Car is shutting down.'" He said he had time to remove his possessions, even though, he said: "About 5-10 seconds after getting out of the car, smoke started to come from the front underbody of the car."'"

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  1. They should upgrade the warning ... by Taco+Cowboy · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... to include "Car is about to burst into flame"

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    1. Re:They should upgrade the warning ... by Mateorabi · · Score: 5, Funny

      They should sample the "You have five minutes to reach minimum safe distance" ship's computer sound clip from Alien.

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    2. Re:They should upgrade the warning ... by msauve · · Score: 5, Funny

      "A door is a jar," "The car is a flame," it's the same, only different.

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  2. Service with a Smile by StephenThomasKrausJr · · Score: 5, Funny

    At least the car was upbeat and friendly about its impending doom!

  3. But the final warning! by gargleblast · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't believe they missed such a golden opportunity. The final warning should have been "Car will now Halt and Catch Fire".

    1. Re:But the final warning! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think the problem is that they couldn't guarantee the fire. It would look pretty bad if the car claimed to catch fire and just halted.