Feds: Tesla travelling 116 mph before crash that killed 2 - li ion battery cell1
DETROIT —
In Florida last month, a Tesla Model S electric vehicle crashed and burned, killing two teenagers. according to federal investigators, it drove 116 miles an hour three seconds before the crash, with the airbag inflated, the speed slowed to only 86 miles.
In a preliminary report on the crash, the National Transportation Safety Commission also said that the car missed a 25-mile/hour speed limit curve and hit two walls, witnesses reported, it burst in flames.
Driver and front desk-
Two 18-year-old passengers were killed in a crash in Fort Lauderdale on May 8. A rear-
The seat passenger was ejected and injured.
According to a report released on Tuesday, the car's lithiumion battery re-
Firefighters lit the flame twice after it was extinguished, once when the car was loaded out of the scene, and once in the warehouse.
NTSB has previously said that it does not want half of Tesla
The autopilot system will be part of the survey.
This is the second time in two months the agency released a preliminary report of the Tesla crash.
On June 7, an agency reported that a Tesla Model x suv using an autopilot accelerated before hitting a California highway guardrail, killing the driver.
In both cases, the agency will identify the cause and issue safety advice to prevent the accident from happening again.
It usually takes at least a year to complete a final report.
In the Fort Lauderdale crash, witnesses told investigators that the driver entered the left lane through another vehicle and lost control while trying to return to the right lane.
At the scene of the accident on Seabreeze Avenue, the road bends to the left, with a warning sign of 25 miles per hour with flashing lighthouses.
Two seconds before the impact, when the driver stepped on the brakes and increased the steering angle, the Model S sedan traveled 108 miles/hour.
Tesla reportedly crossed the side of the road, crossed the sidewalk and continued south, hitting a wall in front of a house.
When the car's computer commands to inflate the airbag, it runs at 86 miles per hour.
It was reported that when witnesses said the car was on fire, the car continued to drive and hit the wall for the second time.
It bounced back onto the road, across the side of the road across the street, hitting a light pole and parked in the driveway, the report said.
NTSB works with local police to find out from data stored by car computers
Seat belts for passengers.
Firefighters in Fort Lauderdale put out the fire with 200 to 300 gallons of water and foam.
But when the car was loaded and moved from the scene, the battery reignited and soon went out.
It's also reignited in a storage yard and has to be called a fireman.
In the California crash, the battery was reignited several times due to the new technology of the car, causing interest in NTSB.
The agency said it would continue to investigate the cause of the accident and procedures for putting out fires and storing cars.
Batteries used by Tesla and other electric vehicles can catch fire and burn quickly in collisions, although Tesla keeps its vehicles on fire far less often than gasoline.
A Tesla spokeswoman declined to comment on reports of the Florida crash.
The company has previously said that its battery pack has thousands of batteries, which are placed in separate modules with firewalls between them.
Federal authorities are also investigating two other Tesla crashes in California and Utah.
NTSB usually advises other federal agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has the authority to enforce regulations and seek recalls.