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Sometimes you have to see the upside when something bad happens: this is what engineers from Tesla must have realized because they have gotten their hands on the Tesla roadster that got wrecked in southern France. According to VP Darryl Siry, the car has been shipped to Hethel, England, where the Lotus factory is located. A group of engineers will check how every piece of the car that suffered in the accident. According to Mr. Siry, “The safety systems worked exactly as engineered,” although the passenger has announced plans to sue Tesla for injuries. Nevertheless, the Tesla’s electric security worked and the systems were shut off during the accident, preventing electrocutions. “Now that it happened, we’re excited to be able to dig into it. It will be a valuable tool,” Siry told Green Car Advisor.

[Source: Green Car Advisor]

Tesla Roadster will get a post-crash analysis originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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