Female driver killed, passenger injured as Tesla flips, bursts into flames on NYC’s FDR Drive

NY Post ^ | 02/04/2025 | Emily Crane

[ChicagoConservative27]

A female driver was killed and her passenger seriously injured after they were tossed from a Tesla that flipped and then burst into flames on the FDR Drive in Manhattan early Tuesday, cops said.

The Tesla struck a guardrail and flipped on the FDR near 70th Street on the Upper East Side just after 2:30 a.m., the NYPD said — with photos showing huge chunks of the electric vehicle scattered across the road.

Both the woman and her 26-year-old passenger were ejected from the car, which burst into flames

[mund1011]

One of the vehicles I would like to try is an Ebike Pro SS.

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Sounds like you still have the "jones" for speed. I have my 1983 Suzuki GS1100E (original owner) when I want to be reminded of what "fast" feels like. I am happy to have aged to the point where I don't push it any longer and ride it for shear pleasure and enjoyment. I do like the speed but not nearly as much as I used to.

One of Neil Peart's best lines regarding motorcycling comes to mind - "When I'm riding my motorcycle, I'm glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I'm glad to be alive."

[VTenigma]

Speeding driver, no seatbelts

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^^^^This

[TalBlack]

I suspect the pure torque these things have can get you into trouble.

[Revel]

EV’s are a far worse death trap than Ice Vehicles.

[woodbutcher1963]

That is a great quote from Neil.

I have not had a motorcycle for 25 years.
I sold the KZ650 when my son was born.

I would never ride the way I did back then.
These Ebikes are pretty cool though.
130 pounds with incredible torque.

I contacted the company about a year ago when those Ebike Pros first came out. They are in CA. I asked if he had a dealer in New England. He said NO, would you like to be the first? I will give you an exclusive for MA, NH & VT. All I had to do is buy at least 5. However, if I bought a full container(130) I would get a much better price straight from CHINA.
The closest dealer was in NY.
I think it would be a great opportunity for someone.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

All the Tesla’s have a very low center of gravity.

. . . because the most concentrated mass - the batteries - can be, and are, put under the floor of the car. Incidentally, the bottom panel of the battery pack container is made to melt first if the battery should burn. Thus, the batteries tend to spill out of the vehicle in that condition.

The other point about the low position of the battery pack is that - unlike an IC engine - the battery mass is below the passenger space and does not pose much danger to passengers of the other car in a head-on collision. What’s under the “hood” of a Tesla is available storage space/structural crumple zone for energy absorption in a collision.

[rxh4n1]

“Anyway, I suppose the time (2:30 am) could explain everything. Bars closing, drunks driving home.”

Have they changed the closing time in NY? It used to be 4 AM.