Tesla car fire News

Electric Cars Highlight New Road Risks

Firefighters doused the blazing Tesla Inc. Model X’s battery pack, and then company engineers removed about one-quarter of its power cells before the vehicle was deemed safe to tow off of a California freeway. That didn’t prevent the powerful and …

Tesla’s Musk Complained About ‘Recall’ Barb

Billionaire Elon Musk has a point in complaining about the word “recall” being used to describe fixes to Tesla Motors Inc.’s Model S, said David Strickland, who left last week as the top U.S. auto-safety regulator. Tesla’s ability to make …

Tesla Shares Retreat on Model S Fire Inquiry by NHTSA

Tesla Motors Inc. fell as much as 3.8 percent after the top U.S. auto regulator said the agency is studying an Oct. 1 fire involving one of the plug-in electric carmaker’s Model S sedans. “We have our experts that are …