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A 2016 Model S veered off the road and crashed into trees in the quarantine zone on South Flamenco Road in David, Florida at 4:30 on Sunday, the Forbes magazine website reported. The car caught fire and the driver died. According to witnesses at the scene, the Model s crashed into a roadside oil palm tree at 120km / h. After the fire, the door could not be opened and the airbag did not eject normally.

Local police said that at about 4:30 that afternoon, the owner of Tesla was driving his 2016 Model S on South Flamenco Road in David, Florida, but he suddenly deviated from the road and ran into trees in the quarantine area after crossing three lanes. Investigators have not yet determined whether the accident was due to the technical defects of the car or the driver's own problems.

According to the report, the car was not completely extinguished after the fire, and the car's lithium battery was still burning repeatedly in the police parking lot a day after the accident. According to Tesla's car emergency response guide, the battery fire may last for 24 hours before it goes out. Consideration should be given to letting the battery burn while protecting the surroundings.

Tesla said that not only electric cars, any type of high-speed collision will catch fire. "We are very saddened by this accident. We are with all the people affected by this, and we have contacted the local police and cooperated with them. We know that the police are currently investigating whether speed is the cause of the accident and know that a high-speed collision can cause a fire in any vehicle, not just electric cars. "

This is not the first time it has been reported that Tesla's electric car caught fire. In March last year, a Tesla Model X crashed into a fence in the middle of the US Highway, causing the car to catch fire. At the time of the accident, the two cars in the rear collided with the Model X. in the end, the driver of Tesla was injured and died.

As early as February 2017, a Guangzhou car owner Tesla Model X caught fire when the Model X caught fire. the owner said that the back door could not be opened on both sides, affecting the escape. Two passengers in the middle row finally escaped through the front door and nearly died in the fire. During the same period, a Model S owner in New York State of the United States crashed his car into a rock, causing Model S to be natural, but fortunately there were no casualties, but Model S was completely destroyed by burning. A Model S owner in Austria crashed his car into a guardrail, causing the car to catch fire.

Between 2013 and 2014, a series of accidental fires broke out in Tesla's car in the United States, when tens of thousands of Tesla Model S were investigated by US authorities.

Since listing, there have been many fire accidents in Tesla's car, and it is not uncommon for electric vehicles to catch fire after impact. The safety of electric vehicle battery packs has always been one of the most important issues for consumers.

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