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A Tesla Model S erupted ‘like a flamethrower.’ (washingtonpost.com)
5 points by jeffbee on Dec 28, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment



There's something about news media that likes to emphasize Teslas and catching fire. I remember mid/late 2000's FUD about electric vehicles being a big fire risk, but I don't know why articles like these keep happening. By making individual Tesla-fires newsworthy they exaggerate the actual risk of fire. No one interviews the driver of a Dodge Charger that caught fire on the interstate.




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