Another vehicle from electric car manufacturer Tesla went up in flames for no apparent reason. The electric door lock almost cost the driver his life, trapping him inside the vehicle, German News reported.
According to a lawyer, a new Tesla top model “S Plaid” that has just been delivered went up in flames.
The driver, a company boss, was only able to use force to save himself from the burning vehicle because the electric door lock blocked, lawyer Mark Geragos said on Friday.
The car turned into a fireball shortly after rolling in a residential area in Pennsylvania. “That was a gruesome and appalling experience,” said Geragos.
There is nothing from Tesla yet and the man’s lawyer wants the models recalled until they know what the problem is. This isn’t the first time these batteries have caught fire like this. The particular battery in this car is new and was altered to handle new safety regulations.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the car’s premiere that it was “faster than any Porsche and safer than any Volvo.” It went up in flames pretty fast.
Many products use lithium-ion batteries?
- Cameras
- GPS devices
- Laptops and tablets
- Watches and smartwatches
- Electric watches
- Cordless phones
- Handheld gaming devices
- Bluetooth speakers
- Wireless headphones
- Portable power packs
- E-cigarettes
- Hoverboards
- Smartphones
- Wireless mouse
- Solar power storage
- Electric vehicles
Click Away reports that they catch fire if they aren’t properly ventilated and get overheated.
H/T Harvey
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Cars are a construct of the white male capitalist pig imperialism.
A mule driven Zil or Trabant is all any comrade of the unity collective needs.
Anything else would be capitalist pig imperialism ostentatious and kommissar Musk should redistribute these fireballs to comrades who live in cold weather areas with the eco friendly lithium battery packs. (sarc)
O/T-a very odd summer with the chilliest in decades and had to wear a jacket last night on heel and toe, globull warming, you got some ‘splainin to do.
Musk – “A greasy secretion with strong odor.”