I would assume that Tesla is in a bit of damage control as we speak.
The stock has come off a $194.50 high and after this week's third Model S accident, people are starting to wonder about how safe these vehicles are. Elon Musk, the company's CEO, penned a blog at the beginning of October explaining the first Model S accident and how it was essentially a freak occurrence. Well, now what's the company to do when the third accident sounds similar to the first.
You have the owner that went through the ordeal detail the accident and give you a ringing endorsement at the bottom of the blog.
The owner details the experience, how the vehicle performed post impaling and explains how the vehicle's cockpit remained untouched from the fire.
Now this all sounds good and well but this note doesn't explain why this has happened for a second time and if the Model S has a vulnerability. The saga continues.
Excerpts from Tesla's blog follow:
I was driving home from work on the interstate in the right lane at approximately 70 miles per hour, following a truck. In the middle of the lane, there was a rusty three-pronged trailer hitch that was sticking up with the ball up in the air. The truck in front of me cleared the object. I did not have enough time to swerve to avoid the hitch, and it went below my car. I felt a firm "thud" as the hitch struck the bottom of the car, and it felt as though it even lifted the car up in the air...
...I am thankful to God that I was totally uninjured in any way from this impact. Had I not been in a Tesla, that object could have punched through the floor and caused me serious harm. From the time of impact of the object until the time the car caught fire was about five minutes...
...This experience does not in any way make me think that the Tesla Model S is an unsafe car. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.
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