Three Tesla Model S on fire after an accident

27 June 2018

Li-ion battery is a source of danger

Recent accidents involving Tesla began to occur with enviable regularity. But now we are not talking about another case, but the investigation into the earlier incident. The eighth of may in Florida, the Tesla Model S crashed into a guardrail, then caught fire. Now the national Council for transport safety (National Transportation Safety Board, NTSB) has shared new details of the incident.

In electric sedan was three teenagers. The driver ignored the rules of the road and moved with a speed of 187 km/h on the site, with a limit of 40 km/h. as a result, he lost control and crashed into a fence. Due to the deformation occurred ignition of the battery compartment. Two teenagers died on the spot, the third was taken to a local hospital.

But the attention of the National Council for transport safety has attracted another fact. In the end, in a collision at that speed are very small chances to survive in any car. Yes, and light up in this case, and in conventional passenger car. However, it is unlikely to flare up again and again after the firefighters put it out. That is what happened with the Tesla Model S.

In total, the fire Department spent $ 750-1100 liters of water and foam. They are thoroughly filled all of the elements of the electric vehicle, even a broken piece of a lithium ion battery. However, during loading on the tow car again caught fire. Fortunately, firefighters worked quickly, therefore has done without victims.

But that's not all. Twisted electric car ignited still in the warehouse where he was taken to investigate the accident. While Tesla would not comment on the incident, although he drew attention to the fact that electric cars are less inclined to catch fire than gasoline cars.

The case in Florida was not isolated. Also, the American press has told about another incident in California. There Tesla Model S caught fire after five days after the accident. To extinguish was caused by the fire brigade.

High hazard of electric vehicles was not a surprise. Engineers warned about this long before the appearance of the first cars Tesla: the abundance of high-voltage wires and use large batteries to significantly increase the risk of fire in case of an accident.