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Under the Chassis: A Look At Tesla's Battery Shield
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?"
Employees of Tesla. Owners of Tesla vehicles. Geeks (well, nerds actually) who want to own a Tesla. Proponents of zero emission vehicles. People who are interested in new or inventive technologies...
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any vehicle with relatively low ground clearance is going to have trouble in this sort of scenario
That's why when I'm driving through a parking lot and some ricer with their "ground effects" car is grumbling behind me, I speed up just slightly so they're paying attention to me and not the speed bump which they can't see because they're so close to me.
I always get a pleasure hearing a sustained, "CRUNCH!" as their car scrapes over the bump.
We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security. -- Dwight D. Eisenhower
I was really hoping they would have gone for us reactive armor for the battery shield.