A short video of surveillance footage posted on Chinese social media site Weibo showed white smoke emerging from what looks like a white Tesla car parked at a lot in Shanghai. After a few seconds, the electric vehicle bursts into flames and the clip ends soon afterward.The video, which was filmed just after 8.15 p.m. local time on April 21, appears to show a Tesla Model S sedan. It was posted on Chinese social media a couple of hours later and has since been shared widely.
"China is huge for TeslaThis isn't the first time one of Tesla's cars has appeared to burst into flames, but previous incidents often involved moving vehicles or vehicles that had crashed."It seems strange that the battery, not charging, would combust on its own," said Tu Le, founder of consultant firm Sino Auto Insights.Tesla has previously said that gasoline-powered cars are 10 times more likely to catch fire than those powered by electric batteries.
My homie TkSteelo says it is possible that that happened because of the fuel they use in China is different than American fuel. keepingthemhonest
musk accelerationist posadism adherent confirmed.
It’s not always the way it seams 👻
Was it a self driving car? Maybe it committed suicide 🤷♂️
jchatterleyCNN Nothing to see here.... Full self driving day!
elonmusk you ok bud?
Nice...Make in China
Looks like more fake news and lies where's Como at and he get fired
If you had to walk into a room, One had a petrol car One had an electric car Both cars where on, Which room would you walk into and close the door behind you and why?
P=VxI
You obviously don't know what your talking about. Let's not forget how explosive petrol is. If you had to walk into a room, One had a petrol car One had an electric car Both cars are on, Which room would you walk into and close the door behind, you and why?
Apparently the battery dentonated. However,do not batteries emit electromagnetic fields, such as cell phones, TV's etc. As such, anyone driving a electric powered vehicle is quite close to such EMFs, especially batteries under the seats. EMF's go right up the driver's anus.
jchatterleyCNN Zaz
Maybe they can integrate a fire suppression system into the design. With a halon option only available in blue states.
'Appeared to explode'?
oh man. musky is gonna make some good memes bout this
Probably a copy made in China.
Anything that is made in China be careful with it!
Is Musk sending another child sized submarine to help?
Are China making luxury electric automobiles?
One of the most dangerous cars ever built. Really bad brakes, poor quality and sometimes a deadly cage of fire. Never ever.
As Mich as I want this to be true, I'm guessing a disgruntled exwife or an insurance scam is more likely to blame.
A Tesla burst in to flames, nothing said about hundereds of ford's, toyota's, nissan's, audi's etc etc that end up burning each day
Scary stuff. Glad nobody was injured. Imagine if somebody was inside the car. No chance of escaping.
Los Angeles Teachers Unions strike claim 'for the kids' lie; remove competition of Non Union Charter Schools! No to Union and Agency Fees! Tesla did not buy GM Plant due to Union control. So why Unions are good for the people?
jeez
All Tesla’s are not the same. A lot of them require different chargers. If someone used the wrong charging box I do believe that this could happen.
WoW!
gotta love those lithium batteries lol
Some of you people need to read the story before commenting. The guy's a professional athlete. He has a rap sheet. I hope he gets the help he needs.
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