A Tesla Model 3 electric car exploded in an underground car park in Shanghai on Tuesday, according to Chinese media reports. Tesla says no one was injured in the fire and the vehicle caught fire from a blow to the bottom of the car.
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The company did not say whether it was an imported car or a local car. However, the Chinese battery manufacturer CATL said it did not manufacture a battery for the car on fire. It is worth noting that several Tesla vehicles have already exploded in China in recent years. However, they have come under scrutiny for a slightly different reason. We are talking about problems with the functioning of the autopilot system, as a result of which at least 10 accidents occurred in 2020.
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Despite growing competition from Chinese EV makers such as Nio or Xpeng, the Tesla Model 3 was China’s top-selling EV in 2020. Tesla started manufacturing cars at its Shanghai plant just over a year ago and is now reportedly even shipping some of its cars to Europe. And this Monday, the company announced that it had at the factory in Shanghai production of Model Y crossovers.
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