NTSB says Tesla battery has been re-lit twice after fatal accident in Florida

The battery of a Tesla Model S car involved in a fatal accident in Florida last month was reignited twice after the firefighters extinguished the fire that destroyed the vehicle, according to a report. Draft National Transportation Safety Board.

The report, released Tuesday, is part of the review by the Federal Fire Agency lithium-ion battery of the electric car and the emergency response to it . According to the report, the Tesla vehicle rolled at 116 miles per hour seconds before losing control near a tight bend where the speed limit was 30 mph and the recommended speed was 25 mph. Road warning signs include a flashing beacon.

NTSB examines several accidents involving Tesla

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vehicles, including a fatal accident in March near San Francisco that sparked questions about the safety of the company's Autopilot driver assistance system. The NTSB's preliminary report on this incident, which was released this month, said the autopilot had prompted the driver to get behind the wheel more than 15 minutes before the collision, but apparently not in the moments prior to the collision. ;accident.

The NTSB said when it opened the Florida crash investigation that he was not expecting to look at Autopilot because it did not seem like the system had been engaged. The agency has examined how battery fires in electric vehicles can be particularly difficult for emergency responders because they tend to reignite.

An extended version of this report appears on WSJ.com.

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