A Tesla S caught fire last week. I have a lot of experience with cars, with lithium-ion batteries — and with both cars and batteries catching fire. For a time, I was the lead battery analyst in the U.S., and my house nearly burned down when a lithium-ion battery pack decided to fail while charging. Thank goodness I’d also been trained to fight fires. I should also mention I’ve blown up at least one car accidentally, and over the years I’ve totaled one car myself and have been run into so many times I think my nickname should be “crash dummy.”
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The 'Catastrophic' Tesla S Fire: A Perspective
Posted by: Rob Enderle October 7, 2013 05:00 AMA Tesla S caught fire last week. I have a lot of experience with cars, with lithium-ion batteries — and with both cars and batteries catching fire. For a time, I was the lead battery analyst in the U.S., and my house nearly burned down when a lithium-ion battery pack decided to fail while charging. Thank goodness I’d also been trained to fight fires. I should also mention I’ve blown up at least one car accidentally, and over the years I’ve totaled one car myself and have been run into so many times I think my nickname should be “crash dummy.”