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A 2021 Tesla Model S Plaid caught fire in Haverford, Pennsylvania on Tuesday night while the driver was in the driver's seat, according to local fire officials in Pennsylvania. Local fire officials said that after the car caught fire, two groups of firefighters arrived at the scene and took a total of three hours to deal with the emergency. From the pictures exposed at the scene, the Model S Plaid was seriously burned, and the battery that had been burned could be seen at the scene.

According to the driver's lawyer, the owner noticed smoke coming from the back of the car and tried to open the door, but there seemed to be something wrong with the door, which forced the owner to squeeze out of the car. After the owner left the car, the vehicle began to move by itself and was engulfed by flames.

The local fire official said that after the fire was put out, firefighters moved the Model S Plaid to a safe location, and the owner took away the accident car. In the follow-up, the car owner will entrust an independent agency to investigate the vehicle and determine the cause of the fire. And the fire department has contacted Tesla and will disclose more information about the accident through public channels. According to a spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, they have learned about the Tesla car fire in Pennsylvania and are contacting relevant agencies and manufacturers to gather more information about the accident. "if the data or investigation shows defects or inherent security risks, NHTSA will take appropriate action to protect the public," it said.

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It is understood that the Model S Plaid has a range of about 628km, a three-motor all-drive system with a maximum power of 750kW (1020 horsepower), acceleration of 0-100km / h takes only 2.1s, and the domestic price is 1.05999 million yuan. Musk explained that delivery of the Model S Plaid, which was scheduled to begin in February, was "facing more challenges than expected" in the development process, adding that "we spent a lot of time developing to ensure that the new S and X batteries are safe."

In terms of electric vehicles, Tesla is in the forefront of the industry. According to relevant research, Tesla has also occupied a dominant position in the US electric vehicle market. Tesla accounted for more than 70 per cent of electric vehicle sales in the US market in the past three years. Judging from the relevant data, the top three electric vehicles sold in the US market in the past three years are Tesla Model 3, Model S and Model X.

It is worth noting that the Tesla Model S Plaid model involved in the accident was just delivered in June. At Tesla's Plaid conference in June, Tesla CEO Musk said the Plaid was a "crazy" car, an electric car faster than any Porsche and safer than any Volvo. At present, the cause of the fire of this Tesla is not known and needs to be officially released.

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