Tesla Model S catches on fire during a test drive in France
【Summary】The Tesla Model S caught on fire during its ‘Electric Road Trip’ tour in Biarritz.
As part of its ‘Electric Road Trip' tour for the summer, Tesla stopped in Biarritz, France to promote Model S and Model X over the weekend.
During a test drive in a Model S 90D, the vehicle suddenly made a loud noise and sent a visual alert on the dashboard stating that there was a problem with "charging". The Tesla employee giving the test drive made the driver park the car on the side of the road and all three (the driver, the Tesla employee and another passenger) exited the vehicle.
The Tesla Model S caught on fire only a moment later (pictured above), according to witnesses.
The story is still developing. We are talking to members of the Tesla Motors Club in France and reaching out to Tesla.
Firefighters arrived quickly on the scene to control the fire, but the vehicle was completely destroyed. The result was reportedly similar to the remains of the Model S that caught fire while Supercharging in Norway earlier this year.
It is important to note that while electric vehicle fires are widely reported, there's no evidence that there are any more frequent than gas-powered car fires.
But what is particularly interesting here – though it could change since the story is still developing – is that previous instances of Tesla vehicles catching fire happened after severe impacts, especially after debris on the road punctured the battery pack at high-speed.
Those incidents stopped after Tesla added a titanium shield on the bottom of the battery pack, but so far there's been no report of an impact in the case of the fire in France today.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. A Tesla spokesperson sent Electrek the following statement:
"We are working with the authorities to establish the facts of the incident and offer our full cooperation. The passengers are all unharmed. They were able to safely exit the vehicle before the incident occurred."
resource from: electrek
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