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Yes, pretty sure anyways, things do happen. The rate of Tesla fires is quite a bit less than gas powered cars though. Tesla has failsafes to prevent fires, but nothing is perfect.

Doesn't seem that unusual, I wanted to replace the door between my house and garage, turns out there's a specific building code specification for that door, because apparently cars catch fire in garages.

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I had the garage floor poured so it sloped slightly down towards the doors. This is so:

1. rain doesn't come in 2. gas leaks go out 3. it makes it a lot easier to push the car out if it catches fire while you're working on it

The slope is not enough to notice unless you pour water on it.

It didn't add any cost, it's just one of those little things I delight in.

Of course it's a bitch pushing the car back in to the garage, but getting a running start usually does the trick.

Always seemed weird to me that building codes require fire-rated materials for attached garages, but there are not smoke alarms designed to be installed there.

People aren't supposed to sleep in garages, so it's not required.

What wouldn't a normal smoke alarm work in a garage?

Excessive dust can trigger false alarms. They make heat detectors for spaces like garages and attics.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kidde-Firex-Hardwired-Inter-Conn...

I put a nest smoke alarm in my garage over my EV. Since I don't have a ICE vehicle and the temperature doesn't drop much in my area it seems to work fine after 18 months.

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