While Recharging a Tesla Model S had burst into flames in Norway
During a recharge, a Tesla Model S started catching fire. The incident happened in Gjerstad, Norway, when the vehicle was in a Tesla’s supercharging station. Unfortunality lithium-ion batteries can overheat, and this is not the first time a Tesla or any other vehicle that…
During a recharge, a Tesla Model S started catching fire. The incident happened in Gjerstad, Norway, when the vehicle was in a Tesla’s supercharging station. Unfortunality lithium-ion batteries can overheat, and this is not the first time a Tesla or any other vehicle that burst into flames that contain lithium-ion batteries, even last these days we read that many hoverboards catch on fire.
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Catching fire is a problem for many vehicle or devices, every year many people die or seriously injure because of the fires that happen in regular gasoline powered cars. Lithium-ion batteries are still safer than other battery technologies, but that doesn’t mean you should be careful with them. And in the future if you see an all-electric car on fire, give the distance between you and the vehicle and stay away from the smoke that come from the fire because, when a lithium-ion on fire it releases a really toxic gas that can cause serious health problems. If you considering buying an all-electric vehicle, please be sure your insurance covers this kind of incidents.
Feature photo @electricride / instagram
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Rachel Kowalski
Rachel Kowalski is the Cybersecurity Analyst at TrendinTech, where she covers vulnerabilities, ransomware, supply chain attacks, nation-state operations and the security rules shaping organizations in the United States and Europe. Before moving into journalism she worked as a threat intelligence analyst at a security vendor and later reported for CyberScoop and the security desk at Wired, covering the SolarWinds compromise and the ransomware wave that hit hospitals and pipelines. Rachel holds a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the Georgia Institute of Technology and attends Black Hat and DEF CON in Las Vegas each year, where she follows research from the security community. She writes to make risks and countermeasures understandable to people who are not specialists.
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