A Tesla driver said he kicked out a window to escape an electric-car fire in his Model Y

The driver of the Model Y had to kick out the window to escape the fire after the car lost power.

The owner of the car said that he shut the car down while he was stopped. He said it lost all power to its electronic components. Jutha told the local news outlet that smoke began to fill the car through the air vent.

The doors wouldn't open. He said he kicked through the window and called for help.

Jutha andTesla did not reply to a request for comment.

In the case of an emergency, the manual release option is available on all of theTeslas. The emergency response guide for the Model Y states that the mechanical handle is near the window switches.

The emergency option was hard for Jutha to figure out in his haste to escape the car. He hopes other drivers take the time to learn how to use the emergency option, but he doesn't expect to buy another car. He said he had owned the Model Y for eight months.

The cause of the fire is being investigated by firefighters. A request for comment from the Fire Department was not immediately responded to.

A bystander from a nearby distillery took a video of the incident that showed smoke filling the car, flames in the front of the car, and the fire department dousing the car in water. Jutha told the bystander that he had left his golf clubs in the car.

Over the past week, there have been a number of seemingly unconnected fires. Fox News reported on Monday that a car caught fire. The Model 3 caught fire in California City. The driver told Fox News that the fire started in the rear of the car.

Electric car fires can be difficult to put out due to the chemistry of the batteries, which burn hotter than gas. According to a report from AutoinsuranceEZ, electric vehicles have a 0.03% chance of catching fire as compared to a 1.05% chance for combustion-engine vehicles.

The Chevrolet Bolt EV was recalled last year due to fire risk. The 130,000 cars that were recalled byTesla were concerned about the touch screens overheating.

In September, Musk appeared to agree with an analysis that said fires occur in less than 1% of all cars.

Musk said that internal combustion engine cars have "combustion" in their name.