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Tesla's catching fire and being very difficult to extinguish is a know fact. Goggle all you want. Everything burns if you get it hot enough. EV's have issues that are not fully engineered out of the equation, same can be said for IC cars. If I had an EV, it would only park in doors if in a garage detached from my house. Low tolerance for that type of risk however small the probability. In that pic above it appears that the car is burning from back to front. I am sure the forensic engineers will learn from this event.
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Reason: grammer
Note the following in the article: UPDATE: Chevy confirmed this prototype did not feature any electrified drivetrain components.
Then what was the component that the core ore of an electric motor and a bunch that appeared to have been previously wrapped around a cylindrical shape?
I am skeptical of either the picture, or the denial of electrified drivetrain. supplier rumored to be Bosch?
Then what was the component that the core ore of an electric motor and a bunch that appeared to have been previously wrapped around a cylindrical shape?
I am skeptical of either the picture, or the denial of electrified drivetrain. supplier rumored to be Bosch?
I can't speculate what the burned up components would look like other than I have seen steel tire cords left over after a fire. But the Stingray wheels are inconsistent with the E-Ray photos we've seen so far and the exhaust could be due to emissions testing equipment or, perhaps, something related to the particulate filter for European cars.
[UPDATE] Chevrolet has issued a statement regarding the fiery incident. In an e-mail to Motor1.com, Trevor Thompkins, Senior Manager, Chevrolet Passenger Cars, Performance and Motorsports Communications at General Motors, said:
"A Corvette development vehicle undergoing extreme testing by one of our suppliers this week had a thermal incident. All who were involved are safe as this is our top priority. We are investigating the situation with the supplier."
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Reason: added info
"A Corvette development vehicle undergoing extreme testing by one of our suppliers this week had a thermal incident. All who were involved are safe as this is our top priority. We are investigating the situation with the supplier," a Chevy spokesperson told CarBuzz.
UPDATE: Chevy confirmed this prototype did not feature any electrified drivetrain components.
AutoInsuranceEZ studied the frequency of fires—from all causes, including collisions—in automobiles in 2021. It found that hybrid vehicles, which have an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, had the most fires per 100,000 vehicles (3475), while vehicles with just an internal combustion engine placed second (1530 per 100,000). Fully electric vehicles had the fewest: 25 per 100,000. These findings were based on data from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Not really surprising that cars filled with flammable liquid burn more often than cars that aren't.
It is rather sad that there are so many posts here crapping on electric tech. If the E-Ray comes in at the price point of where the Z06 should have, 90k, then I'll go with that; I'm curious what the mpg will be (for range reasons; carbon footprint is not a driving factor for me).
I read the article. Did not say Anything about the cause of the fire OR that he even owned and EV? Also, not sure what you are talking about on one of those "brand new high - end EV sedans"? 2 years ago I am pretty much sure the only EV's fitting high end sedan category would be the Tesla S or the Porsche Taycan - only the Porsched would qualify as "brand new". Haven't heard of any unusual problems with either of them.
The Hybrid/EV haters were waiting for this to spew their dislikes for such platform. So predictable.
07-29-2022, 06:57 PM
