A Tesla Model S burns on a Texas roadside on Nov. 23, an incident the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into. And a Tesla Model S burst into flames while sitting in traffic on a Los Angeles street in 2018, with fire shooting similarly from the wheel well. Tesla called it an “extraordinarily unusual occurrence.”The Frisco incident bore resemblances to many of the previous cases, although Ahmad had been driving the Tesla Model S 85D shortly before it ignited. The Model S uses retractable door handles that are electronically controlled, popping out when they detect a nearby fob. Ahmad fears for others who have the same model vehicle and even for his parents, whom he convinced to get a Tesla Model X SUV.

Source: Washington Post December 28, 2020 13:03 UTC