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After the fire and deflagration incident of Tesla Model S in Shanghai, consumers were worried about the safety of electric vehicles. Once the lithium battery of electric vehicles occurred, the explosion power at the moment of the accident made people feel terrible, and then a number of spontaneous combustion incidents of electric vehicles occurred one after another, including Lulai, BYD, BAIC Weiwang and so on.

However, the cause of Tesla spontaneous combustion in Shanghai has not been officially announced, and another one has become popular in Hong Kong.

According to Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong China News Agency and other media reports, the first spontaneous combustion of Tesla occurred in Hong Kong on May 12, when a Model S parked for half an hour after being recharged suddenly caught fire and smoke, accompanied by an explosion and partial damage to the front of the car.

The owner, Mr. Peng, said that the Model S was bought in September 2015 at a cost of 830000 Hong Kong dollars (727000 yuan). For the spontaneous combustion accident, he hoped that Tesla and his agents would thoroughly investigate the incident and announce the cause in a timely manner to ensure the safety of other Tesla owners.

It is understood that on the 12th, the Model S was parked in the parking lot of San Po Kong Square. About half an hour later, smoke suddenly burst into flames. Police and firemen arrived at the scene after receiving the alarm. The fire vehicles were put out in about 45 minutes, and explosions were heard during the period.

When the fire broke out, the chassis of the front of the Model S car was seriously damaged, and there were still large traces of scorch on the ground.

Mr. Peng, the owner of the car, said that on the 12th, he drove the Model S to the overcharging station provided by Tesla to recharge. After the charge reached 97%, he parked the car in the parking space in San Po Kong Square at about 3 pm. He also pointed out that the vehicle did not leave until the power was cut off, and it did not use the charging posts of the parking spaces to recharge, and spontaneous combustion occurred unexpectedly.

Police confirmed that there was a fire in the car park. No one was injured in the incident. The cause remains to be investigated.

With the continuous development of new energy vehicles and the implementation of traffic restrictions around the country, the number of new energy vehicles is increasing, but safety has always been a concern in the industry.

Shanghai Tesla spontaneous combustion incident, video exposure online, so far more than 20 days have passed Tesla still did not give detailed results. From this point of view, the two Tesla spontaneous combustion accidents have two things in common: one is that Model S has been on the road for several years, and the other is that they continued to charge shortly before the incident.

Tesla CEO Elon-Musk also commented on Twitter, "more than 1 million internal combustion engine cars caught fire, causing thousands of deaths, while a Tesla car fire without casualties was widely reported. Why double bids?" That's the real problem. " He also pointed out that Tesla is five times less likely to catch fire than cars with internal combustion engines that contain a lot of flammable fuel.

The Shanghai Tesla owner involved said he put several questions to Tesla, including "if the vehicle has a dangerous fault similar to a battery short circuit and the driver is still in the car, what kind of information will there be in the vehicle?" Can you escape in time? " , "if it is an internal short circuit after the battery is aging, how to warn it?" But did not get a positive response from Tesla, Tesla shielded all battery details from the car owner.

The cause of electric vehicle fire is often blamed on the battery pack. In the earlier spontaneous combustion accident of the ES8, the official result was that the chassis of the vehicle had been seriously hit before it was sent for repair, and the squeezed battery pack formed a short circuit after a period of time, eventually causing a fire.

Not long ago, we reported that Shenzhen BAIC Weiwang 407EV electric vehicle caught fire with frequent charging, and the ultimate cause was the quality risk of the battery pack.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has made it clear that new energy vehicle manufacturers are the first responsible person for safety, and will take measures to supervise and urge the elimination of hidden dangers and establish a comprehensive safety guarantee system in the future. In the face of a number of spontaneous combustion accidents, Tesla should announce the results as soon as possible and give consumers an explanation.

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