Tesla Owners are Installing DIY Rip Cords to Avoid Being Trapped in Their Vehicles in Case of Fire - FuelArc News
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Tesla owners have started doing something wild… installing DIY emergency escape rip cords inside their vehicles so their passengers don’t get trapped if the car catches fire. That’s not a joke. That’s just how badly the doors are designed. Here’s why: Tesla doors are entirely electronic. When you want to get out, you hit a […]

Tesla owners are modifying their cars to be escapable if the car catches fire, because the doors stop working like normal and you need to rely on well-hidden mechanical overrides.

Which… feels pretty dangerous, like that’s the worst possible time for the doors to stop working like normal.

  • randomblock1@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago

    It’s probably easier to get one of those ceramic window breakers and get out that way. I’m pretty sure the rip cords are actually quite hard to pull.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      They use laminate glass on the side windows as well as windshield on some models for noise reduction. Traditional window breaking tools don’t work on them. It’s basically a tombmobile.

      • randomblock1@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 days ago

        Wow holy shit. So if you get submerged it’s just straight up a death sentence. Just when you think they can’t get worse…