Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
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Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#2Very, very good idea.
Personally I think the ground clearance is still a bit on the low side.
It looks like it lost a bolt or something in the first impact image... oops.
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#3"However, to improve things further, we provided an over-the-air software update a few months ago to increase the default ground clearance of the Model S at highway speeds"
I know this is not specific to Tesla, but it's still really cool. :)
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#4Almost got the wording perfect! (under shield vs underbody shield)
1 point by utefan001 175 days ago | link
I am sure it is easier said than done, but it seems like the batteries simply need to be better protected. Something like a carbon fiber or titanium under shield.
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#5"We believe these changes will also help prevent a fire resulting from an extremely high speed impact that tears the wheels off the car, like the other Model S impact fire, which occurred last year in Mexico. This happened after the vehicle impacted a roundabout at 110 mph, shearing off 15 feet of concrete curbwall and tearing off the left front wheel, then smashing through an eight foot tall buttressed concrete wall on the other side of the road and tearing off the right front wheel, before crashing into a tree. The driver stepped out and walked away with no permanent injuries and a fire, again limited to the front section of the vehicle, started several minutes later. The underbody shields will help prevent a fire even in such a scenario."
This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#6Very, very good idea. Personally I think the ground clearance is still a bit on the low side. It looks like it lost a bolt or something in the first impact image... oops.
Lost bolt versus a lost $40k battery pack? I'll take the bolt option, please :)
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#7Always impressed in the companys ability to push things further. They will do to some of the current manufactures what Apple did to Blackberry and Nokia.
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#8Why would Elon choose to post on Medium and not on the blog of Tesla? It would definitively bring more credence to post it on their official website. Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story (and I use the term story here and not article on purpose because usually on Medium it is more stories than facts).
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#9Very, very good idea. Personally I think the ground clearance is still a bit on the low side. It looks like it lost a bolt or something in the first impact image... oops.
I noticed that too but can't tell whether it's a plastic "rivet". If you look at the plastic fairings on your car, you'll see that many are held to the body with a snap-fit plastic connector. These are also used as blind fittings on many interior panels (such as door panels). They break and detach often enough that my local hardware store carries the more common ones.
Re: Tesla Adds Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates to Model S
#10Why would Elon choose to post on Medium and not on the blog of Tesla? It would definitively bring more credence to post it on their official website. Until reading near the end I wasn't sure it was a Tesla employee/official or a third party story (and I use the term story here and not article on purpose because usually on Medium it is more stories than facts ).
I was wondering the same thing, perhaps they're just giving it a go to see if it's a better platform for getting people to read their blog?