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Four Dead In Fire As Tesla Doors Fail To Open After Crash (myelectricsparks.com)

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Setting aside anything specific to the mechanism in that vehicle, I suppose that keeping one of those window-breaker tools in the dash might have been a good idea, for a car of any sort.

That being said, I don't keep one in my car.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've heard that done Tesla models have laminate glass on the doors, like they make the windshield, making most glass breakers ineffective.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

investigates

Hmm. Apparently, yeah, some Tesla vehicles do and some do not.

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It sounds like autos in general are shifting away from tempered glass side windows to laminated glass, so those window breakers may not be effective on a number of newer cars. Hmm. Well, that's interesting.

https://info.glass.com/laminated-vs-tempered-car-side-windows/

You may have seen it in the news recently—instances of someone getting stuck in their vehicle after an accident because the car was equipped with laminated side windows. Laminated windows are nearly impossible to break with traditional glass-break tools. These small devices are carried in many driver’s gloveboxes because they easily break car windows so that occupants can escape in emergency situations. Unfortunately, these traditional glass-break tools don’t work with laminated side windows. Even first responder professionals have difficulty breaking through laminated glass windows with specialized tools. It can take minutes to saw through and remove laminated glass. In comparison, tempered glass breaks away in mere seconds.

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