Tesla Model S catches fire and is completely destroyed while charging

On New Year’s Day, a Tesla owner in Norway plugged in his Tesla Model S at a SuperCharger station and went off to do some shopping while his battery recharged. A few minutes later, his car burst into flames and was destroyed. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown and both local police and Tesla say they will conduct an investigation of the vehicle and the charging station to find out what caused the car to burst into flames. The incident has received significant press attention, and this quote from a member of the local fire brigade probably explains why: “It is not possible to extinguish EV fires with water, so the fire department closed the area around the powerful SuperCharger and used a special foam to control the flames. The…electric car has batteries made of lithium, a metal that is highly flammable, and that makes fire fighting difficult. Electric vehicle fires are fairly new for us at Agder. It is quite rare for an electric car to burn, but once it catches fire,  lithium batteries make it more challenging…” While the car was completely destroyed, no-one was hurt.

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