The owner of another Tesla has died – horribly – in Davie, Florida after his car struck a tree and burst into flames.
It then burst into flames again – post mortem – while the carcass was being hauled away to the wrecking yard.
And then once more, at the wrecking yard. News story here.
Unlike other cars, Teslas remain dangerous even after they wreck.
And not just Teslas.
The danger applies to electric cars in general, because the lithium-ion battery packs which power many of them are susceptible to spontaneous combustion if the structure of the battery – its case – is physically damaged as the result of impact forces in a crash and thermal runaway occurs.
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Short circuits within the battery release tremendous energy – violently.
And repeatedly.
Think Whack-a-Mole, except with a fire hose.
Electric cars are the only cars – other than Christine, the fictitious ’57 Plymouth with the body by Plymouth and soul by Satan – which can kill multiple times.
With no one behind the wheel.
Or at least, no one still alive.
EVs can kill in other ways, too.
