A Tesla owner in Toronto returned from a drive only to have his fire alarms go off shortly after powering down his Model S in an incident that is once again raising concerns about the electric hatchback's safety. Where previous cases of Model S combustion
were anything but spontaneous –the car was always involved in an impact
before going up in flames – this latest case has no obvious cause.
According to reports, as far as its owner knows, this particular Model S was not involved in a collision during the drive. It also wasn't charging when the fire started. According to Tesla, though, it wasn't any of the Model S' major components that caused the fire.
"In this particular case, we don't yet know the precise cause, but have definitely determined that it did not originate in the battery, the charging system, the adapter or the electrical receptacle, as these components were untouched by fire," said Tesla in an official statement.
Tesla has reportedly dispatched seven employees to investigate this
latest fire, so we can expect to hear even more about it in the coming
days and weeks.
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