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A bicycle collision that occurred last month Tesla The semi-electric truck required 50,000 gallons of water to extinguish the fire, according to one official, and aircraft overhead to dump retardant. preliminary report Friday from the National Transportation Safety Board.
The crash, which occurred on Interstate 80 west of Lake Tahoe, California, is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). CAL Fire’s efforts to extinguish the flames cooled the vehicle’s large battery, preventing it from reigniting and preventing the fire from spreading beyond the crash site, the NTSB said.
According to the report, the Tesla truck was driven by an employee from a warehouse in Livermore, California to the company’s battery factory in Sparks, Nevada. The incident resulted in a partial closure of I-80 for 15 hours.
Tesla CEO Musk The Semi truck design was first shown off at a November 2017 event and promised to be available in 2020.
“Preparations for the Semi factory continue and production is expected to begin by the end of 2025,” Tesla said in a statement. Season 2 Earnings report for July.
The National Transportation Safety Board report confirmed that Tesla’s driver-assist system, sold as Autopilot and Full Self-Driving (supervised) in the United States, was not “functioning” at the time of the Semi’s crash and fire.
Tesla did not respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
