Either by request or during the next servicing, the free shields will be installed
http://green.autoblog.com/2014/03/28/prevent-fire-tesla-adds-free-titanium-underbody-shields-model-s/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fautoblog+%28Autoblog%29 Tesla adds free titanium underbody shields to Model S to prevent fires Mar 28th 2014 By Sebastian Blanco Tesla Tip: Raphael [image http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/424x280+159+19/resize/250x165!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/8d614c3781ac389a9ab6d6f946aa6924/tesla%20titanium%20underbody.png Tesla Model S Titanium Underbelly ] Following a garage fire incident with a Model S EV last year, Tesla Motors quickly sent out an over-the-air software update to adjust how the car charges. Following two on-road fires caused by road debris that struck the underside of different Model S EVs (one in Washington State and the other in Tennessee), Tesla basically said, that it was a random thing, and the car is perfectly safe. The company later sent out a software update to have the car ride a bit higher at highway speeds. Today, Tesla is offering a more substantial solution. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that all Model S EVs built since March 6 have a stronger triple underbody shield that should "bring this (fire) risk down to virtually zero." The company conducted 152 tests using, "every worst case debris impact we can think of, including hardened steel structures set in the ideal position for a piking event, essentially equivalent to driving a car at highway speed into a steel spear braced on the tarmac" and is now confident that there's basically nothing that can break through the new barriers. As you can see here, the shields prevent a concrete block, a three ball tow hitch and a steel alternator from puncturing the car's underside. The new shields should "bring this (fire) risk down to virtually zero." Any Model S owner who wants the new triple shield can ask for it, and even if they don't ask, the structure will be installed whenever the car is next in for service. The three layers of the shield include a rounded, hollow aluminum bar, a titanium plate and "a shallow angle, solid aluminum extrusion." The new shields, "only have a 0.1 percent impact on range and don't affect ride or handling," Musk writes, which means there's no reason for Model S owners not to get the upgrade. You can read all of Musk's explanation [in the PR] below ... [© green.autoblog.com] http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1091140_teslas-fire-fix-model-s-to-get-titanium-battery-shield Tesla's Fire Fix: Model S To Get Titanium Battery Shield 03/28/2014 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/elon-musk-tesla-solved-federal-fire-probe/story?id=23097173 Tesla's Model S Gets Titanium Upgrade With Triple Underbody Shield March 28, 2014 http://www.tribtown.com/view/story/cd11304c82b84eadbcd91fcca189625b/US--Tesla-Fires Tesla to install 3 shields to ward of roadway debris, prevent battery fires March 28, 2014 http://wallstcheatsheet.com/automobiles/battery-fires-begone-tesla-looks-to-titanium-armor-for-help.html/ Battery Fires Begone: Tesla Looks to Titanium Armor for Help March 28, 2014 http://investorplace.com/2014/03/tsla-nhtsa-closes-investigations-tesla-fires/ NHTSA Closes Investigations Into Tesla Fires The agency says it didn't find a defect in the Model S Mar 28, 2014 For all EVLN posts use: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date Here are today's archive-only EV posts: EVLN: Bombardier’s Electric bus takes to Germany's roads EVLN: New NZ mail Electric delivery vehicles trialled EVLN: New free EVSE installed in Tracy, CA EVLN: Oslo makes room for more EVs> ban petrol & diesel ice by 2035 EVLN: Cameron Diaz' Tesla-S EV in Westwood + EVLN: £18k Zoe provides the best value/quality balance r:90-60mi {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-adds-free-titanium-underbody-pack-shields-to-Model-S-tp4668748.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
