According to foreign media reports, an almost brand-new Tesla Model y caught fire after driving without power. The driver claimed that he was trapped in the car and had to break the window to escape The incident took place on May 20 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The owner was Jamil jutha, who was driving a 2021 Tesla Model y purchased eight months ago. He claimed that at that time, the vehicle pushed an error notice, and then there was a power failure of the whole vehicle.
Then he felt the car filled with smoke. When the fire department arrived, the firefighters asked the owner if there was anyone else in the car. Then the owner said, "there was no one else in the car. In order to get out of the car, I had to break the window. The whole car crashed, the power didn't work, the door couldn't be opened, and the window couldn't be lowered. I had to escape from the car, so I kicked the window."
A few minutes after the smoke, flames began to appear in the car. The fire department arrived about 5 minutes after the car began to smoke. They quickly put out the open fire after arriving at the scene. The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire. As firefighters quickly extinguished the flame, the possibility of battery fire is low, because the battery is located at the bottom of the vehicle. When the battery is on fire, the fire will generally devour the whole vehicle and is difficult to extinguish.
All Tesla owners should keep in mind that although the main way to open the door is through the electronic release device, each door is also equipped with a manual release device when the power supply does not work and the electronic release device does not work.