Model S Fire

Perhaps a manufacturing defect (rather than design)? http://insideevs.com/tesla-model-s-spontaneously-catches-fire-in-france/

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That should probably have it's own thread--will be a major story for tesla.

A separate thread is ok by me?

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Sad to hear of that Model S fire. I wonder what caused it. It seems to me that there was a high voltage short (maybe the heater or DC-DC converter?) that caught the plastic on fire up front. The previous collision-induced battery fires both took better than 5 minutes before they caught fire. This one was much quicker (about a minute) and also had a different warning message on the dash (problem with charging vs. car needs service). It wasn't either of the chargers as the fire was towards the front (the chargers are located beneath the back seat). We'll know once the official word comes from Tesla (one benefit of how scarily connected these cars are :? ).

Relevant posts moved from DIY EV builder catches pack on fire, burns up car and house thread.

kiev said:

That should probably have it's own thread--will be a major story for tesla.

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Eh, it's far from the first, not that it happens often. (Fourth, maybe?)

True, only the 4th reported Tesla fire, but this is the first to not be involved in a collision (yet, still to be confirmed).