744
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by runjun@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

the battery can provide the energy to start a fire somewhere else in the vehicle via short circuit connection

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 20 points 2 months ago

Tesla's have a pyrofuse that blows on impact detection which disconnects the battery:

[-] Trilobite@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago
[-] __dev@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Not sure what you're expecting that fuse to do when the battery is on fire from crash damage?

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

The High Voltage battery has a pyrofuse that blows to isolate the battery in case of a crash.

Theoretically I guess the 12V system could short circuit, just like any other vehicle. Except there can't be any gasoline spilled for a short to ignite.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Theoretically I guess the 12V system could short circuit, just like any other vehicle. Except there can’t be any gasoline spilled for a short to ignite.

And modern Tesla vehicles, like the Cybertruck don't use a standard car lead acid car battery (which would have 48Ah or so). Instead they use a 16v small lithium battery (which has only 6.9Ah). Further, this battery system has short protection built into it with an auto resetting breaker.

So this battery, with its significantly less energy stored, has less chance of fire from a short than a standard car battery.

[-] nomous@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Reaching a bit there, what's located at the right/passenger side that would burn?

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

A Samsung tablet

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2024
744 points (97.4% liked)

pics

19525 readers
1291 users here now

Rules:

1.. Please mark original photos with [OC] in the title if you're the photographer

2..Pictures containing a politician from any country or planet are prohibited, this is a community voted on rule.

3.. Image must be a photograph, no AI or digital art.

4.. No NSFW/Cosplay/Spam/Trolling images.

5.. Be civil. No racism or bigotry.

Photo of the Week Rule(s):

1.. On Fridays, the most upvoted original, marked [OC], photo posted between Friday and Thursday will be the next week's banner and featured photo.

2.. The weekly photos will be saved for an end of the year run off.

Weeks 2023

Instance-wide rules always apply. https://mastodon.world/about

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS