Tesla ‘spontaneously’ catches fire on California highway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) – A Tesla was in flames after the car’s battery compartment “spontaneously” caught fire on Highway 50, the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District sa…
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I thought that’s how the older model battery is designed to burn, venting to the front of the vehicleThe photo of the front seems to show collision damage, and why is only the front showing signs of burning? I'm guessing this really wasn't "spontaneous."
Wish they'd come up with a built-in fire suppression system for these batteries. Would put a lot more people at ease. Not sure if such a chemical or mechanical device exists or can be made. I'm very curious as why this Tesla (other previous Teslas) burned. We see the headlines but there never seems to be any follow up.I thought that’s how the older model battery is designed to burn, venting to the front of the vehicle
The only real method to extinguish a lithium/chemical fire is lots and lots of water. So I suppose we could have a built-in fire suppression system if you’re willing to carry around 50,000 pounds or so of water for that once in a billion moment.Wish they'd come up with a built-in fire suppression system for these batteries. Would put a lot more people at ease. Not sure if such a chemical or mechanical device exists or can be made. I'm very curious as why this Tesla (other previous Teslas) burned. We see the headlines but there never seems to be any follow up.
Looking at the photos leaves me convinced it was something under the hood and not the main battery pack. Perhaps they had a LiPo 12V that burned.
Fire departments cut aggressively into burning Teslas to get access and cut power. I wouldn’t think much about the appearance of “damage”.
If anything, it is impressive the cabin is intact after this sort of fire.
The only real method to extinguish a lithium/chemical fire is lots and lots of water.
The difference is that each of those 50 ICE cars didn’t require 5K gallons of water to put out. It’s a reasonable concern that the MSM will take to the bankAnd in the same time, about 50 ice cars burned down to the ground, but that is totally accepted and no news.
Seeing as how it typically takes 500 to 1k gallons for a gas car fire, that adds up to more than 5k gallons in total real quick. But most don’t think of total impact.The difference is that each of those 50 ICE cars didn’t require 5K gallons of water to put out. It’s a reasonable concern that the MSM will take to the bank
The problem is having access to 5K gallons for a single accident / location. If there are no hydrants nearby, some fire trucks can only hold 500 gallons of water.Seeing as how it typically takes 500 to 1k gallons for a gas car fire, that adds up to more than 5k gallons in total real quick. But most don’t think of total impact.
Video: Sacramento County siblings narrowly escape explosion after Tesla catches fire
They said they were driving along Highway 50 Saturday afternoon when they started hearing popping sounds. Sunit, who was behind the wheel, said she pulled over to the side of the highway and saw flames. She said her brother told her they needed to run away as fast as they could. In a video Sunit took right after she and Dilpreet got away, flames can be seen exploding from the Tesla just seconds later.
"We could have died in that moment," Sunit said. "I was really scared. I was panicking a lot and just re-living it. I'm getting emotional right now. But it was really scary."
Dilpreet said he and his sister were able to make it out relatively unscathed, but his mind immediately went to what would have happened if other loved ones were driving the family Tesla at the time instead.
"If one of my parents was in the car instead of us — we share the car — we might not be as quick. And it was a matter of two, three seconds," Dilpreet said.
Fire crews said they used around 6,000 gallons of water to extinguish the flames from the Tesla, an electric car. They compared that to the roughly 700 gallons that a regular gas car engulfed in flames takes.
Sacramento Metro Fire said the fire started in the battery compartment. But Sunit and Dilpreet said they still want to know why this happened. They said the car was serviced just a few weeks ago and no warnings popped up.