Source: international Financial News
TeslaOnce again, he went on a hot search because of spontaneous combustion.
A video of Tesla, Inc. burning spontaneously in an underground garage was released on Aug. 23. According to the video, at about 2: 40 p.m., a suspected red Tesla, Inc. Model S car slowly emitted white smoke in the underground garage and quickly burst into flames.
It is said that the spontaneous combustion of Tesla, Inc. in the video took place in a parking lot of a residential area in Zhujiang New Town, Guangdong Province, and eventually the vehicle reignited after firefighters arrived, and the spontaneous combustion also affected the charging piles in the district.
In addition, a screenshot of the BMW owner's moments parked next to the spontaneous combustion Tesla also circulated on the Internet. the screenshot shows that the BMW owner said that "there is no disaster, bad luck", and Tesla, Inc. 's spontaneous combustion "pulled my BMW to the fire."
Tesla, Inc. public relations rushed to the scene of the fire at the first time, "but the whole process was cold and cold, and even made all kinds of actions that wanted to hide the scene." Netizens said that Tesla, Inc. public relations wanted to pull away the vehicle before the fire was identified at the scene, but also refused to admit that it was spontaneous combustion.
According to several media, the BMW owner next to Tesla, Inc. is litchi.Lu Mingxin, vice president of.
For the above Tesla, Inc. spontaneous combustion, Tesla, Inc. insiders told the "International Finance News" reporter, "it is still under investigation."
In recent years, it is not uncommon to report about Tesla, Inc. 's spontaneous combustion.
It is reported that on July 7 this year, a Tesla, Inc. spontaneous combustion accident occurred in a residential district in Kunshan, Suzhou. The spontaneous combustion Model 3 was purchased only 4 months ago. According to the owner's description, the vehicle was parked at the roadside after driving for more than 10 minutes, but when it started again, the vehicle suddenly became abnormal and could not be in gear. at the same time, the vehicle made a noise, and a lot of white smoke came out of the air-conditioning outlet, accompanied by the smell of burning, and then the owner got out of the car and the vehicle self-ignited.
In January this year, Model 3 in a residential district of Minhang in Shanghai also spontaneously ignited, followed by an "explosion", which soon left the vehicle with an empty shell. Tesla, Inc. said afterwards that the fire was caused by the impact of the high-voltage battery, which caused cell damage and short circuit.
In the face of a number of spontaneous combustion incidents, Tesla, Inc. has always stressed that the fire rate of Tesla, Inc. is lower than that of fuel vehicles.
According to the vehicle fire data provided by Tesla, Inc. between 2012 and 2020, there is about one fire for every 205 million miles driven. By contrast, in the United States, fuel vehicles catch fire for every 19 million miles driven, so the average mileage fire rate is 10 times that of Tesla, Inc., according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Reporter: Xiao Yisi
Editor: Zuo Yu
Responsible editor: bi Dandan