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After a series of spontaneous combustion accidents, Tesla announced that he would update the software to better protect the battery. Tesla said in a statement that the company is introducing wireless software updates to Model S and Model X to adjust battery charging and thermal management settings, which will "further protect the battery and extend battery life," Bloomberg reported. Tesla also said that he will continue to investigate the spontaneous combustion of Tesla's car in the parking lot in Hong Kong.

According to Hong Kong media, 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 in the parking lot, accompanied by an explosion and partial damage to the front of the car. Mr. Peng, the owner of the car, said that Model S finished charging at the Tesla overcharging station before the incident, and then parked in the parking lot. He only left after the power outage of the vehicle, and he did not use the charging post of the parking space to recharge. Earlier, on April 21, a Tesla Model S in Shanghai burst into flames in the garage. So far, Tesla has not announced the cause of spontaneous combustion and said he will actively cooperate with the investigation and release the results in a timely manner.

From the two Tesla spontaneous combustion accidents that occurred one after another, we can draw two things in common: one is that Model S has been on the road for several years and belongs to the old model; second, it has completed charging shortly before the incident.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently made comments on Twitter in response to media reports of Tesla's spontaneous combustion accident. It said, "more than 1 million internal combustion engine cars caught fire, resulting in 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.

After several spontaneous combustion accidents, Tesla took the initiative to adjust the battery charging and thermal management system, so as to protect the battery and extend the battery life, which has explained some problems to a certain extent. It is hoped that Tesla will announce the results as soon as possible and give consumers an explanation.

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