Tesla Model S

[Corsugone]

Pour Sad, même si ce n'est pas une Tesla, quelques conseils pour augmenter ton autonomie

[Sad]

Doublé et fait doublé par une bordeaux hier à hauteur de Payerne. C'est ultra-élégant !

Le bordeaux est superbe, malheureusement exclusivement réservé aux 500 premières commandes en Europe

[Corsugone]

[ze_shark]

Tiens tiens ... Fallait bien que ça arrive un jour.



Il y en a toute une tartine sur Jalopnik.
Le feu semble lié à une collision qui a causé une combustion des batteries.

“Yesterday, a Model S collided with a large metallic object in the middle of the road, causing significant damage to the vehicle. The car’s alert system signaled a problem and instructed the driver to pull over safely, which he did. No one was injured, and the sole occupant had sufficient time to exit the vehicle safely and call the authorities. Subsequently, a fire caused by the substantial damage sustained during the collision was contained to the front of the vehicle thanks to the design and construction of the vehicle and battery pack. All indications are that the fire never entered the interior cabin of the car. It was extinguished on-site by the fire department.”

[dahu]

L'excellente nouvelle pour Tesla c'est que les flammes ne sont jamais arrivées à l'intérieur de l'habitacle, dans ce cas le conducteur n'étant pas blessé a pu sortir sans histoire, ce n'est pas toujours le cas.

[ze_shark]

En tous cas, Tesla semble prendre l'impact PR très au sérieux, communiquant abondamment. Ai reçu ceci par email:

Earlier this week, a Model S traveling at highway speed struck a large metal object, causing significant damage to the vehicle. A curved section that fell off a semi-trailer was recovered from the roadway near where the accident occurred and, according to the road crew that was on the scene, appears to be the culprit. The geometry of the object caused a powerful lever action as it went under the car, punching upward and impaling the Model S with a peak force on the order of 25 tons. Only a force of this magnitude would be strong enough to punch a 3 inch diameter hole through the quarter inch armor plate protecting the base of the vehicle.

The Model S owner was nonetheless able to exit the highway as instructed by the onboard alert system, bring the car to a stop and depart the vehicle without injury. A fire caused by the impact began in the front battery module – the battery pack has a total of 16 modules – but was contained to the front section of the car by internal firewalls within the pack. Vents built into the battery pack directed the flames down towards the road and away from the vehicle.

When the fire department arrived, they observed standard procedure, which was to gain access to the source of the fire by puncturing holes in the top of the battery's protective metal plate and applying water. For the Model S lithium-ion battery, it was correct to apply water (vs. dry chemical extinguisher), but not to puncture the metal firewall, as the newly created holes allowed the flames to then vent upwards into the front trunk section of the Model S. Nonetheless, a combination of water followed by dry chemical extinguisher quickly brought the fire to an end.

It is important to note that the fire in the battery was contained to a small section near the front by the internal firewalls built into the pack structure. At no point did fire enter the passenger compartment.

Had a conventional gasoline car encountered the same object on the highway, the result could have been far worse. A typical gasoline car only has a thin metal sheet protecting the underbody, leaving it vulnerable to destruction of the fuel supply lines or fuel tank, which causes a pool of gasoline to form and often burn the entire car to the ground. In contrast, the combustion energy of our battery pack is only about 10% of the energy contained in a gasoline tank and is divided into 16 modules with firewalls in between. As a consequence, the effective combustion potential is only about 1% that of the fuel in a comparable gasoline sedan.

The nationwide driving statistics make this very clear: there are 150,000 car fires per year according to the National Fire Protection Association, and Americans drive about 3 trillion miles per year according to the Department of Transportation. That equates to 1 vehicle fire for every 20 million miles driven, compared to 1 fire in over 100 million miles for Tesla. This means you are 5 times more likely to experience a fire in a conventional gasoline car than a Tesla!

For consumers concerned about fire risk, there should be absolutely zero doubt that it is safer to power a car with a battery than a large tank of highly flammable liquid.

[_nicolas]

Beau boulot de comm ! Bon il faut dire que Tesla est née avec les réseaux sociaux, elle est dans leur berceau et Musk a ça dans le sang, ils ne ménageront certainement jamais leurs efforts de communication et de transparence...

PS: z'avez vu que Tesla est numéro 1 des ventes en Norvège ?

http://www.bilan.ch/economie/la-tesla-s ... en-norvege

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[morg]

J'ai vraiment hâte de voir ce qu'ils vont réussir à sortir avec leur modèle X l'année prochaine.

[ze_shark]

111 immatriculations à neuf sur les 9 premiers mois de l'année en Suisse.

[flyspin]

Ce matin, j'ai pu testé cette Tesla Model S 85 kWh, toutes options excepté le châssis sport. Une petite dizaine de minutes seulement, mais je suis conquis !! C'est la première voiture électrique que j'essaye.

C'est vraiment ultra-élégant et...que ça pousse ! J'ai été surpris par le gros écran 17' en guise de console au début.

Une voiture qui me donne vraiment envie de cagnotter!

[ze_shark]

Viens d'en croiser une, noire plaques LU.

[Avgas]

Tesla a une capitalisation boursiere de 22 Mds de USD. C'est letiers de la valeur de General Motors et la moitié de celle de Ford. Tesla vend 22 000 voitures par an contre 9 millions pour GM.
Article du Financial Times (en anglais):
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/89facf2a ... ition=intl

[Corsugone]

Essai (très) complet Wheels and You.

[Corsugone]

Nouveau feu de joie après une collision .... au Mexique.

Vehicle: Tesla Model S


Image of Wall Model S Crashed Through – Photo: Yucatan.com
Location: Merida, Mexico in the northern area of the Yucatan Peninsula

Date: October 18

Time of incident: 4 AM

Cause of fire: Violent crash with low wall after vehicle jumped curb and went airborne.

Driver: Observed driving at speeds in excess of the speed limit. Fled the scene of the accident. Injuries unknown.

Passengers: If present, believed to have fled the scene, too. Injuries and number of passengers unknown.

Additional information: Unknown at this time





Le mur fautif.

[ze_shark]

PS: z'avez vu que Tesla est numéro 1 des ventes en Norvège ?

http://www.bilan.ch/economie/la-tesla-s ... en-norvege

Ca, c'était en Septembre.
En Octobre, c'était la Nissan Leaf en tête des ventes par modèle avec 716 voitures vendues (contre 616 Tesla Model S en Septembre).
1 Nissan LEAF 716
2 Toyota Auris 679
3 VW Golf 646
4 Skoda Octavia 540
5 Toyota Yaris 446
6 Volvo V40 319
7 Toyota RAV-4 300
8 Mazda CX-5 299
9 Volvo V70 291
10 Suzuki SX4 277

Rien de tel que de livrer toutes les commandes sur 1 mois pour faire le buzz.