Lovely. Tesla Model X conflagration kills its owner
The Model X crashed into the wall of the parking garage of an apartment complex in Yongsan District, central Seoul, then caught fire, on Wednesday. This led to the burning death of the car's owner, who was in the passenger seat.
The driver, who escaped with injuries, claimed “the car suddenly got out of control," raising the possibility of a sudden unintended acceleration as the cause of the accident, according to police.
Part of the problem is the crazy design of the Model X, because when everything works it is fine, but when it doesn't work, there is damn little you can do to open the doors. And then there is the battery.
“If the car was powered by an internal combustion engine, the fire could have been more easily extinguished. But since it was an electric car, it was harder to stop the fire.” [Said Kim Pil-soo, a professor at Daelim University College department of automotive engineering]
When an electric car battery catches fire, a so-called thermal runaway can occur in which chemical energy stored in the battery is converted into thermal energy and may result in explosions.
Something to look forward to. Hat tip to Kate at Small Dead Animals: I, For One, Welcome Our New Self-Driving Overlords
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