The lithium-ion battery in the all-electric Tesla Model Y experienced ‘thermal runaway’, which is a chain reaction that causes energy release and leads to uncontrollable increases in temperature. — Reuters
A Tesla engulfed in flames on the side of a highway required firefighters to use 36,000 gallons of water to extinguish the blaze, Alabama officials said.
The fire resulted from a crash at about 11pm on Christmas Day, the Pine Level Fire Department said in a news release the following morning.
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