While suffering TMC withdrawal, found this:
HEY! World’s first Tesla crash in San Francisco [Update]
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While suffering TMC withdrawal, found this:
HEY! World’s first Tesla crash in San Francisco [Update]
Reported to be "P6". Given the lack of mfr plates, perhaps "post delivery". Very sad to see that.
Last edited by TEG; 07-31-2008 at 11:13 PM.
Originally Posted by TEG
According to a podcast phone interview @EVcast, the license plate was knocked off in the accident.
There was an unsubstantiated comment that is was being driven by a Tesla technician. I haven’t seen any other comment to that effect though.
...(next comment obviates this one)...
Last edited by TEG; 07-28-2008 at 10:38 PM.
Actually it sounds like they said that the front plate on the Mercedes was what fell off...
As I Posted on Martin's blog. Unrelated to and before the crash photos emerged, I had heard that someone had seen Elon's car taped up.
If the one in the pictures are not his then does that mean that the car has a thirty percent accident rate?
The world loves to be deceived.
Another picture at Engadget.
Seems like it's the white Toyota's (?) fault as indicated by this picture.
Comment by Alex Volkov on Hey!
Hi guys, little bit of an update from the scene - skids are on the road, they may not seen on pictures but they are clearly seen, still, right where it happened (Geary Blvd, eastbound, before intersection with Gough). Only hard to tell which of three cards it belongs to.
From what drivers and police were gathering, Tesla car was about to change lanes, in between white and black cars, but was (a) silent and (b) low profile, so as a result it was not well noticed (if at all). Combine it will sudden Mers’s stop (Friday busy traffic, exiting town) and here is a recipe for what happened.
Crowd mentioned while I was there, that Tesla was also (c) speeding and with that was even more unnoticeable, appeared from behind very suddenly, but it was not confirmed by no one and looked like SFPD wasn’t accepting it as a fact (but skids are there …)
I will have more pictures for you guys soon, it is not a photoshop trick, I took pics from all angles, I am just waiting for a few connections to work out with publishers to see what will be exclusively given to them and what’s not
Last edited by Takumi; 07-29-2008 at 09:42 AM.
I wonder if the CF panels can be re-used? They don't look particularly damaged... If not then I guess the TM stores need to keep a good supply of front and rear body panels on hand...
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
BTW, are we SURE that this is car #6? I thought #6 went to one of the Google guys...
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
Tesla Crash! | Autopia from Wired.com
Just hours after taking delivery of his brand new electric supercar, the unnamed owner of Tesla #6 has found himself back at the Menlo Park dealership awaiting news from his insurance company.However, Darryl Siry, Tesla’s Vice President of Marketing, told Wired.com that #6 (shown here in happier times) had been delivered to a customer’s home shortly before the accident.
Last edited by donauker; 07-29-2008 at 10:19 AM.
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