safety Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:51:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Proof: Impaled Gas Car Does Not Protect Occupants Like a Tesla Model S (Video) https://www.greenoptimistic.com/impaled-tesla-model-s-20131205/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/impaled-tesla-model-s-20131205/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2013 16:18:15 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=44196 The car, perhaps a late 2000’s Honda Accord, didn’t spontaneously combust, but it was impaled, which could have killed the driver, and it wasn’t a Tesla Model S. With all the bad press that Tesla Model S has been getting, regarding three lithium-ion battery fires after being impaled by road debris, it got me thinking […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/impaled-tesla-model-s-20131205/feed/ 0 44196 Improved Battery Packs Test-Flown on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Will FAA Approve? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/improved-battery-packs-test-flown-on-the-boeing-787-dreamliner-will-faa-approve-20130409/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/improved-battery-packs-test-flown-on-the-boeing-787-dreamliner-will-faa-approve-20130409/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:38:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=35979 After fires aboard at least two Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger aircraft, the entire fleet of fifty has been grounded since January. The advanced-technology Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s lithium-ion backup batteries are important because they serve as backup power for the plane’s fly-by-wire system. Switching from hydraulic controls to electrical controls, and other weight-saving measures, significantly reduce […]

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