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From the recent reports of Tesla, there are frequent "accidents", and generally there are traffic accidents. Recently, Tesla suddenly had another accident. unlike the previous times, the explosion and fire encountered by Tesla left only the frame of the whole vehicle.

Tesla exploded the incident last night, causing a heated discussion on Weibo. Several netizens revealed that on the evening of January 19, a Tesla Model 3 exploded in the underground garage of the luxuriant city garden district of Qibao Town, Minhang District, Shanghai.

Judging from the photos provided, only the wheels and body frame of the Model 3 have been burned. as the vehicle has sought help from firefighters after the fire, the scene has been covered with white fire foam after putting out the fire. Fortunately, however, it did not cause the burning of other vehicles, but it did.

In addition, I learned from a screenshot of a Wechat chat that the source came from the Qibao neighborhood Committee. The Tesla Model 3 was just entering the basement. It was not long before the car caught fire. When the owner got off to seek help, the vehicle exploded. And from behind the burned-out frame, there is the take-off and landing railing not far away.

As the vehicle was badly burned, it was not known for the time being whether the vehicle was loaded with lithium iron phosphate or ternary lithium battery.

Also because of the sudden incident, some media contacted Tesla's public relations team and made a preliminary response to the matter: "the fire occurred in an underground garage in a residential area in Shanghai, and no one was injured." According to the driver's own account and the analysis of the vehicle data, it is preliminarily judged that the accident was caused by the collision at the bottom of the vehicle. We are co-operating with the Fire Services Department in conducting an investigation and will provide assistance to vehicle owners in settling insurance claims. " In this regard, we will continue to pay attention to the development of this matter.

Coincidentally, on April 21, 2019, a Model S also happened in a parking lot in Xuhui District of Shanghai, and suddenly burst into flames shortly after being recharged.

At that time, the white Tesla car was parked on the parking space, and a lot of smoke suddenly sprang out from the bottom of the car. Within 30 seconds, the smoke spread rapidly and deflagration occurred. Tesla and his surroundings were instantly surrounded by fire, and Tesla's car continued to burn. Eventually, Tesla and a number of cars in the garage were burned.

As we all know, domestic Tesla has replaced lithium iron phosphate batteries for some time, and lithium iron phosphate batteries are safer than ternary lithium batteries, so people are also concerned about what batteries are used in the vehicles involved in this accident. after all, in the current environment where new energy vehicles are becoming more and more popular, safety issues such as spontaneous combustion and fire of new energy vehicles are still the "pain point" of new energy vehicles.

In response to the speculation about what kind of battery the vehicle was carrying, the person in charge of Ningde Times said in an interview with the Daily Economic News on the evening of January 20: "the battery carried by the self-igniting Model 3 is not the lithium iron phosphate battery supplied by our home."

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