Details are limited, but it appears that a Tesla Model S at a Supercharger in Shanghai, China caught fire. Reports suggest the vehicle wasn’t charging when the fire occurred, but we haven’t been able to confirm or deny this aspect of the incident. Tesla has already launched a “full investigation” into the…
8 months ago by Eric Loveday 120Comments
A lone image (low-resolution only) surfaced on Reddit showing what’s claimed to be a spontaneous fire involving a Tesla Model S. From the image, it does not appear as though the car was involved in a collision and, in fact, the telling of the occurrence doesn’t include any mention of…
1 year ago by Eric Loveday 146Comments
Malibu Times is reporting that on Monday a 2013 Tesla Model S drove over the edge of a canyon, plunged 500 feet below and caught fire. The blaze was intense: The accident occurred just after 11 a.m. on Monday, June 21, when a 2013 Tesla registered to a 53-year-old male…
2 years ago by Eric Loveday 81Comments
“Opinions on Model S Theft, and accident in Los Angeles. My opinions are based on information available at time of filming. Opinion is subject to change…” Tesla Model S owner and YouTuber who goes by the handle of KmanAuto offers his opinion on the latest Tesla Model S theft, crash…
3 years ago by Electric CarsTV 5Comments
Just in time for next week’s quarterly update from Tesla, we unfortunately have to pass on a report that a Model S fire occured in Toronto, Canada on the 1st of February. This particular fire is the second to occur in a residential garage, but unlike a previous fire in which the car was…
4 years ago by Jay Cole 56Comments
What’s your automotive gripe of 2013? Mine is the inaccuracies with which the media reports on various plug-in vehicle topics. For Michael Taylor of Motoring, it’s the hysteria that surrounds a Tesla Model S fire. As Taylor, Motoring’s “Man in Europe,” explains: “The vilification of Tesla for a handful of…
4 years ago by Eric Loveday 14Comments
Much was made over Tesla’s third vehicle fire in 5-6 weeks. Right leaning media attacked it as sign that EVs are not ready for prime time, and plug-in lovers pushed back that electrics are inherently safer than gasoline fueled vehicles. So what do we really know? Systematic record keeping for…
4 years ago by Marc Lee 23Comments
Tesla Motors now has in its possession one singed Model S. WIRED has confirmed that the Model S that was engulfed in flames on Tuesday is now at one of Tesla Motors’ facilities. Most likely it’s at Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California. Tesla is already “studying what happened” to The…
4 years ago by Eric Loveday 10Comments
