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A man in California died Friday when he ran his Tesla X into a median barrier and the car caught on fire before being hit by two more cars. Being that a lithium battery was involved, which first responders may not be accustomed to dealing with, Tesla decided to send engineers to assist in its removal.
Tesla recommends using “large amounts of water” to extinguish a battery fire in its vehicles and to use a thermal imaging camera to monitor the battery for at least one hour after it is found to be completely cooled. Tesla also has firewalls inside the battery pack that can slow down the fire from spreading between the modules.
Tesla recommends using “large amounts of water” to extinguish a battery fire in its vehicles and to use a thermal imaging camera to monitor the battery for at least one hour after it is found to be completely cooled. Tesla also has firewalls inside the battery pack that can slow down the fire from spreading between the modules.