Tesla Model S Catches Fire In Toronto Garage – EV Was Not Plugged In
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...
View ArticleTesla Model S Gets Titanium Underbody Shield And Aluminum Deflectors –...
“In 2013, two extremely unusual Model S collisions resulted in underbody damage that led to car fires.” Writes Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Those fires and the resulting media coverage, put NHTSA on high...
View ArticleTesla Model S Underbody Shields – Installation Complete
Lots of Tesla Model S owners have already had the underbody shields installed. Here’s what those shields consist of: The first of the three shields is a rounded, hollow aluminum bar that is designed to...
View ArticleStolen Tesla Model S Crashes, Gets Cut In Half, Goes Up In Flames – Video –...
A high-speed pursuit ended when a stolen Tesla Model S crashed and was split in two in West Hollywood at approximately 12:30 AM today. “The crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. on La Brea Avenue between...
View ArticleTesla Owner’s Opinion On Latest Model S Crash – Video
“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...
View ArticleAdditional Videos/Images From Latest Tesla Model S Crash In West Hollywood
In our all-out effort to cover the tragic crash in which a stolen Tesla Model S ended up split in half, we scoured the Interwebs for every additional image/video we could find. Here we present to you...
View ArticleTesla Assisting LAPD, Fire Department With Model S Theft, Crash, Fire...
Tesla Motors’ spokesperson Simon Sproule states that Tesla is now “assisting Los Angeles police and fire officials investigating the theft of a Model S sedan by a man who Friday led police on a high-...
View ArticleTesla Model S Plunges Off Cliff, Catches Fire, Fatality Reported
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....
View ArticleUPDATE: Tesla Model S Catches Fire, Burns To Nothing While Supercharging In...
For probably the first time, we have an unfortunate report of a Tesla Model S burning down while being charged at a Supercharger station in Norway today. In english (automatic translation): «Tesla...
View ArticleTesla Model S Catches Fire While Parked At A Supercharger
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...
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Washington Times: Tesla’s “Friends in High Places” Ignore “Inherent Danger in...
Model S Fire Won’t be Formally Investigated by NHTSA In investigating the first Tesla Model S fire, the NHTSA concluded: Tesla Model S Fire in Mexico “After reviewing all available data, the National...
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Third Tesla Model S Fire In Past 5 Weeks Breaks Out After Accident (Updated –...
Having recently gone through two “fire incidents” after an accident in the past 5 weeks, a third fire Model S has caught fire under potentially a similar condition. And while the first two fires...
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Third Tesla Model S Fire Being Looking Into By The NHTSA
After a rather high profile incident on Wednesday when a Tesla Model S “struck a tow hitch that was in the middle of a lane, which damaged the car’s undercarriage and caused a fire,” (according to the...
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Number of Tesla Fire-Related Deaths Per Year Equals What?
Tesla Model S Fire Aftermath Updated July 15,2014 Due to the continued questions of safety surrounding the five fires with the American manufactured Tesla Model S, it seemed time to address the...
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Highway Vehicle Fires – A Primer On What “Is Normal” And An EV Battery...
We Know Highway Fires Happen A Lot – But Lets Put Some Context On The Word “A Lot” Much was made over Tesla’s third vehicle fire in 5-6 weeks. Right leaning media attacked it as sign that EVs are not...
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Tesla Asks NHTSA To Investigate Fires, Will Fully Warrant Any Model S Fire,...
Recent Tesla Model S Fire In Tennessee Many feared last week that there may be an inherent risk in the location of the battery pack of the Tesla Model S. Some even mentioned that it could be...
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NHTSA Opens Formal Investigation Into 13,108 Model Year 2013 Tesla Model S...
NHTSA Official Notice on Tesla Model S Probe On November 15 (several days prior to the statement issued by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, which includes this sentence…“we have requested that the National Highway...
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Video: The Street Defends Tesla Motors and Elon Musk
The Street, an American financial news and services website, has taken on the mission of defending the honor of Tesla Motors and its CEO Elon Musk. Musk approves, as is clearly shown in his Tweet...
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Germany Clears Tesla In Recent Model S Fires – Seriously
Despite An Ongoing NHTSA Investigation, German Authorities Have Cleared Tesla From Any “Manufacturer-Related Defects” German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) Clears Tesla In Letter (click to...
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Video: General Motors’ EV Chief Engineer Gets Asked to Discuss Tesla Model S...
Pamela Fletcher, Executive Chief Engineer, Electrified Vehicles, General Motors Pamela Fletcher, Executive Chief Engineer of Electrified Vehicles at General Motors, was asked some unexpected questions...
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UPDATE: Tesla Spokesperson: Model S “Absolutely Was Not” the Cause of a...
On November 15, a fire occurred in a residential garage on the campus of the University of California-Irvine. Tesla Model S The fire damaged the garage, its contents and a Tesla Model S. Fortunately,...
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Tesla Model S Garage Fire – Official Incident Report
Official Incident Report of Tesla Model S Garage Fire Below you’ll find the “narrative” portion of the official incident report—filed by the Orange County Fire Authority—on the Tesla Model S garage...
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Motoring Lists Tesla Model S Fire Hysteria Among It 2013 Gripes of the Year
What’s your automotive gripe of 2013? Second Model S Fire 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...
View ArticleTesla Model S Catches Fire While In Motion – Not Caused By Crash
A crash doesn’t appear to be the cause of this latest Tesla fire. While driving down the road, this Model S became engulfed in flames. The driver was alerted by other motorists and pulled over to...
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