A team from Tesla is looking into the fire that destroyed a Model S sedan in China after the incident was captured by a security camera
Share to twitterSmoke emanates from a Tesla Model S shortly before it catches fire in this still frame from a parking facility camera.A team from electric car maker Tesla is looking into a fire that destroyed a Model S sedan in China after the incident was captured by a security camera and then widely shared on Chinese social media.shows a cloud of light-colored vapor emanating from under the car and then enveloping the Model S before it catches fire and is quickly surrounded by flames.
and retrofitting units that had already been produced. Tesla claimed at the time that battery fires were extraordinarily rare but that the company wanted Tesla owners to have"peace of mind" about the cars. Tesla also said it uses a sheet of aluminum a quarter inch thick to encase and protect the large battery pack on the Model S. The grill design on the Model S in the video indicates it is an older model. . He said the car is a"first generation" Tesla Model S.
While batteries don't typically burn with the explosiveness of gasoline, they can still catch fire, especially if a battery pack is ruptured. The chemicals inside an electric car battery are not prone to combustion, but if a battery pack is damaged or defective and a short circuit inside the battery is created, the amount of energy on hand can quickly ignite the materials inside the battery, causing a fire.
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