Most of us know by now that Tesla car’s Panasonic lithium-ion batteries are located right underneath the passenger compartment. FACTS What type of batteries do Tesla cars use? The batteries that Tesla has been using, sourced from Panasonic, for its Model S electric car are a lithium-ion battery with a cathode that is a combination of a lithium, nickel, cobalt, aluminum oxide. Why do lithium …
We have that stunning scene that was caught on tape now, a Tesla crashing, bursting into a ball of flames. Thankfully everyone made it out there were serious injuries though. There are certain because the car was reportedly in auto pilot before the wreck. Paula Faris is here with that Good morning, everyone. That video …
A Tesla Model S has caught on fire and completely burned down while plugged in at Tesla’s Supercharger station in Antwerp, Belgium. The local news is reporting that the Model S caught on fire a little while after starting to charge (translated from Dutch): “The driver of the car had parked it at a so-called ‘Supercharger’, …
This is an important video to watch as we get into the “who really owns your car” argument. Do YOU own the car or does TESLA own the car? Were the actions of Tesla justified in this video?
A Tesla Model S spontaneously combusted (again) when it was sitting still in a parking lot in a wealthy community in Shanghai, the video footage is dated 4/22/2019. – – Since the above incident happened outside (in China) of the United States, so most Tesla fans are speculating that the video may suggest “sabotage” of …
A Tesla vehicle that was already being investigated as the potential cause of a garage fire two months ago has caught on fire again and completely burned down after being transported to a new location. On the morning of February 8, 2019, a Tesla owner and resident of Fox Chapel, a suburb of Pittsburgh, woke …
Researchers from Tencent Keen Security Lab have published a report detailing their successful attacks on Tesla firmware, including remote control over the steering, and an adversarial example attack on the autopilot that confuses the car into driving into the oncoming traffic lane. The researchers used an attack chain that they disclosed to Tesla, and which …
At 6:15 pm on August 25th, 2017 a man in his mid-30s driving a Tesla Model X lost control of his car and crashed into the garage of a single-family, single story home, taking out a load-bearing beam and starting a raging fire. Approximately 45 minutes to an hour after the initial knockdown and removal …
It is one of the more remarkable features of the Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan: door handles that retract flush with the body until needed. Tesla cars have sleek design features that have been widely praised, such as hidden door handles. But some drivers find the handles and charging ports are getting stuck in …
A federal safety agency is sending a three-member team to investigate a fatal crash involving a Tesla electric car and a semitrailer that is strikingly similar to a 2016 crash involving another vehicle made by the company. – According to an accident report from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, Jeremy Banner was killed when the …
