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Teslas Model S now has a titanium underbody shield to reduce risk of battery fires to virtually zero
2014-03-28 19:42:43| Extremetech
Elon Musk, responding to the only perceived weakness of the Model S -- incendiary and explosive lithium-ion batteries -- has announced that all cars produced after March 6 will have three new underbody shields, made of aluminium and titanium. Musk says that, while the Model S is already by far the safest car on the road, these new shields will reduce the risk of the car's batteries being pierced by sharp/heavy road debris to 'virtually zero.'
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