3 Cybertrucks Caught Fire After Underbody Strikes. Tesla Now Sells a $3,500 Battery Shield Upgrade. - FuelArc News
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TL;DR: At least three Cybertrucks have caught fire after crashes involving fire hydrants or other strikes beneath the truck. Tesla now sells owners a battery shield for $3,500. Call it shrinkflation, because when the same basic thing happened in 2013, Tesla offered owners additional battery armor for free while under investigation by the NHTSA. Tesla […]

I mean, I’m glad Tesla built a fix, but it’s sort of tacky to ship a $75,000+ truck and then sell the fireproofing separately.

  • KayLeadfoot@fedia.ioOP
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    9 hours ago

    The fact that “it didn’t catch fire and the doors opened” is the measure of success means that the bar is really on the floor for Teslas.

    For real though don’t run over the bar with a Tesla, if it goes through the battery, you’re toast