Someone just had a very bad New Years Day. An owner of a Tesla car plugged in their model S into a Supercharger Station to re-charge the battery. Then, disaster struck their model S as it caught on fire mere minutes later. Could this end up being a problem for other electric cars such as the Nissan Leaf?
A TESLA OWNER’S CAR BLOWS UP AT A SUPERCHARGER STATION
All the Tesla owner was doing was recharging their battery, and then their world got rocked. The owner of the vehicle left his car at the SuperCharger station and went to do some shopping. When they came back, their car was completely engulfed in flames. One of the duty officers that was notified about the incident stated that the police got their too late. By the time the police arrived, the car was already burned out. There is one major positive, though, and that is nobody got injured during this incident.
POLICE INVESTIGATING WHAT MADE THE TESLA VEHICLE CATCH ON FIRE
As of right now, the police are not giving any word on how exactly this fire got started. However, they are going to find out soon as they are currently conducting an investigation. This investigation will be primarily for the vehicle and the SuperCharger station. Also, as of right now, the SuperCharger station is closed. A police officer reported and said that it not possible to fast-charge the Tesla until further notice.
AFTER THIS, THE NISSAN LEAF COULD BE NEXT
The Nissan Leaf is another model that uses a battery to power itself. Well, after this horrible incident with the Tesla Model S, could the Nissan Leaf be next in line? There is no doubt that with all-electric cars, fires are going to be possible. Now, this is no different than with gas, but electric fires are a little harder to put out than gas fires.
THIS FIRE WAS MORE DIFFICULT TO PUT OUT THAN A NORMAL FIRE
One of the members of the fire brigade center, known as Anders, notified the public that EV fires are not possible to extinguish with water. This led to the department closing down the station as they extinguished the fire with a special foam. The lithium is what makes the EV fires so hard to put out, but the good thing is that they are rare.
