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The fire and deflagration of Tesla in Shanghai on the 21st continued to ferment online, affecting consumers' assessment of the safety of electric vehicles. In the accident, the white Tesla car parked in the parking space gave off a lot of smoke in the chassis position within half a minute, and suddenly burst into flames, which was fierce. The incident led to the burning of the other two cars nearby, and the underground garage was affected. fortunately, there were no casualties in the accident. At present, the cause of the fire and property damage are under further investigation and verification.

In view of some of the problems in the accident, firefighters have investigated the scene of the accident and preliminarily concluded that there is no sign of charging according to the traces of the scene.

At the same time, Tesla's owner said that an hour before the fire, he parked his car in the garage and did not charge it, nor did he have a private charging wire like that, or even installed a charging pile. A few hours before the incident, the mileage was increased to more than 350 kilometers after being overcharged.

At the scene of the accident, the surveyors of Tesla Company were also invited to the scene by the fire department to cooperate with the investigation. Investigators said that according to the surveillance video, it has been basically determined that the fire site is located at the bottom of the vehicle, but the exact location and cause still need to be further investigated.

Firefighters also said that from the surveillance video, environment and traces, or focus on the lower part of the chassis, it should be said that the location is relatively clear, the specific reasons have to wait for follow-up investigation.

It is understood that the deflagration Tesla Model S was purchased in November 2015. it has traveled a total of 60, 000 kilometers and is still under warranty. As it was a test drive, there was a 30% discount on the purchase at that time, and the price was about 720000 yuan. The car owner was very surprised by the sudden deflagration.

It is worth noting that the car owner has called the insurance company to deal with the problem, but the insurance company said it may not settle the claim. The insurance company also said that the vehicle basically reached the level of scrap and the owner did not take out self-combustion insurance. At present, the amount of loss caused by the accident is relatively large, and the details of compensation and liability have yet to be further investigated and announced.

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