Under the Chassis: A Look At Tesla's Battery Shield

Posted by timothy on Thursday April 10, 2014 @04:50AM from the now-for-the-suv dept.

cartechboy (2660665) writes "Tesla said a few weeks ago it would add additional safety shielding to protect the battery of every Model S car on the road against damage from road debris. But it offered no photos of its update as it would look when installed--so one owner took his own. These may be the first detail shots of what the three different pieces look like. There's a half-round aluminum tube, a titanium plate, and a T-shaped section--and you can see how they combine to deflect and direct impacts to minimize damage to the battery. Do these updates look like they'll solve Tesla's problems?"

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Re:Problems? by Anonymous Coward · 2014-04-10 05:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

If it's not THE absolute safest, it's one of the top safest cars you can buy. Point is, it's already an extremely safe car. This is just a minor tweak.
Full disclosure: I don't own a Tesla, but would buy one if they weren't so gosh darned expensive.
About as safe as having a crap in bed then hoping you wont roll in it over night ,,