TESLA
Elon Musk: ''How many combustion cars are burned every year...''
Tesla has released an update to strengthen battery safety, an update that is available for all Model S and Model X cars. The new software aims to thermal management of the car's battery, thus preventing them from overheating unexpectedly.
The update was released in response to the case of a Model S which, despite being carefully parked, burst into flames in a parking lot in Shanghai. Although confident about the safety of its vehicles - a Tesla representative said the brand's cars are 10 times safer than combustion vehicles - the manufacturer has confirmed it will continue to investigate the case.
Still, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made public comment on his Twitter page at the time of the incident. "There are over one million fires with combustion engines a year and thousands of deaths, but a Tesla car in unhealed flames is a headline," Musk said. "The reality is that Tesla, like most electric cars, is 500 percent less likely to catch fire than cars with a combustion engine that have large amounts of highly flammable fuel. Why is it never mentioned?"
Over a million combustion engine (it’s right there in the name!) car fires per year & thousands of deaths, but one Tesla car fire with no injuries gets biggest headlines. Why the double standard? This is a real question.
Reality is a Tesla, like most electric cars, is over 500% *less* likely to catch fire than combustion engine cars, which carry massive amounts of highly flammable fuel. Why is this never mentioned?
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