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- Mar 5, 201425% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
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- Mar 6, 201425% CONFIDENCELow confidencefrom the source
Tesla Model S gains (free) titanium and aluminum armor upgrade
- Tesla added a free three-part titanium and aluminum underbody shield to the Model S, announced by Elon Musk on Medium on 28 March 2014, to protect the battery enclosure from puncture and cut fire risk[1][2][3]
- Cars with bodies built from 6 March 2014 have it; existing owners can get it retrofitted free on request or at their next service; no sticker price increase[1][2][3]
- The shields are a hollow aluminum deflector bar, a titanium plate and a shallow-angle aluminum extrusion that makes the car ramp up and over obstacles[1][2][3]
- Motivated by two publicised crash fires; Musk said only two Tesla fires came from road accidents versus about 200,000 gasoline car fires in North America[1][3]
- Tesla cited 152 vehicle-level tests, a 0.1 percent range impact and no effect on ride, handling or drag[3]
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- [1]25%arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/03/shields-up-tesla-model-s-gains-free-titanium-and-aluminum-armor-upgradearstechnica.com· Posted Jun 15, 2017· Starts Mar 5, 2014 ✓· Ends Mar 6, 2014 ✓· 98% of score
Date has passed, but arstechnica.com does not confirm it happened then; unverified.
- [2]85%Tesla offers Model S owners a new Titanium/Aluminum underbody plate to prevent battery punctureselectrek.co· Published Mar 28, 2014· 1% of score
Electrek reports Tesla's triple-layer titanium and aluminum underbody shield, quoting Musk that "starting with vehicle bodies manufactured as of March 6, all cars have been outfitted with a triple underbody shield," aligning with the pin's stored 5-7 March 2014 date even though the announcement itself was published 28 March 2014.
- [3]80%Titanium Underbody Shield and Aluminum Deflector Plates Added To Tesla Model Stechaeris.com· Published Mar 28, 2014· 1% of score
Techaeris' own headline and 28 March 2014 publish date report the titanium underbody shield and aluminum deflector plates being added to the Model S, echoing Electrek's[2] coverage of the same story, though the page itself could not be verified directly.
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