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originally posted by: FamCore
a reply to: AndyFromMichigan
BREAKING: the SEC is reportedly inquiring about Elon's tweet yesterday:
CBNC
originally posted by: howtonhawky
a reply to: Scrutinizing
if they can't work out the flammable cars thing.
I am not sure if non flammable batteries exist for the masses.
I think prolly near the same % of gas guzzlers flame from time to time.
originally posted by: howtonhawky
I seen one of those tesla batteries after it burnt and seen it was just one of those chinese 18650 flashlight batteries they sell on ebay for a quarter. They even sell the couplers so that you can stack them x100.
A person bought a Tesla Model 3, and, within the first 30 minutes of driving the car back home, the rear bumper cover falls off, Jalopnik reported. The owner, Rithesh Nair, tweeted a picture of his car, directly letting Elon Musk know about his new exposed behind: "1/2 hr, bringing Model 3 home, run in to heavy rain on the streets & bumper comes off."
While it was not immediately clear if there were any "mitigating" factors to explain why the bumper fell off, Jalopnik notes the "hint" in the environmental conditions of this Model 3's inaugural drive: heavy rain. Which led to the following snarky observation: "cars are generally pretty good at retaining their body panels in the rain, even bottom-of-the-market cars like the Mitsubishi Mirage, but it seems to be a challenge for this Model 3."
Or perhaps it wasn't the rain to blame, but merely crappy production quality as another Model 3 owner responded with a picture of his own car which had similarly lost its rear bumper.
Jalopnik notes that according to speculation of other tweeters, the issue seems to be related to a bit of cloth-like shielding under the car, which would deflect water and debris around and below the bumper.
"If this bit of shielding gets torn or loose, water can be forced into the bumper cover, which would act like a big water catch-basin, eventually being pulled off its mounts from the weight and/or pressure of the water being directed up inside the bumper cover."
When it rains, it pours...