4 Jul 2024, 14:13 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The incident happened on July 2 on the road connecting Mafra and Ericeira, but other BEV fires continue to show that battery tech still has much to evolve.
5 Mar 2024, 12:58 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Tesla donated a car destroyed by fire to an organization in Austrlia, specialized in EV fire study. The team tore down the car for investigation
9 Nov 2023, 11:46 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The YouTube channel StacheD Training found two other similar episodes, but the real focus here should be on the power of thermal runaway events.
12 Oct 2023, 09:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The causes are still under investigation, but arson is a remote possibility in at least one of these blazes, considering the circumstances.
30 Sep 2023, 11:16 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ironically, it used a situation that happened on May 20, 2022, in Vancouver, Canada: the high-voltage battery was not to blame.
14 Sep 2023, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / A fire broke in a parking lot in Frankfurt, destroyed ten Teslas and damaged five more. Authorities found out about a letter from a group claiming responsibilit
20 May 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Bishal Malla is still trying to have an explanation from Tesla about why his electric crossover caught fire but heard nothing back from the company
15 Mar 2023, 18:35 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / For a company that claims to be the safest one around, the way it deals with steering wheels that may fall off, door handles, and loose bolts is worrisome
30 Jan 2023, 09:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model S “spontaneously caught fire” while driving on a Sacramento highway, and the firefighters needed 6,000 gallons of water to put it out
26 Sep 2022, 22:18 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Some reports said the vehicle was a Model S. The headlight niches visible in the charred body clearly point to the smaller electric sedan.
23 Sep 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The fire that consumed the Tesla Model Y in Vancouver earlier this year was not caused by the high-voltage battery, says Transport Canada
9 Sep 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Nishanth Vallapu bought his used electric sedan from Tesla less than one month before the car caught fire while charging and destroyed his home.
23 Jun 2022, 06:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sacramento Fire Department says the intervention was difficult because of the batteries, had to dig a pit to dunk the car in water and extinguish the blaze
16 Feb 2022, 19:20 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Ian Linder Sheldon called 911 right after the crash. The case attorney talked to autoevolution about the lawsuit and the high-speed allegations
15 Feb 2022, 10:50 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Both Tesla and the technician that serviced the Model 3 are included in the lawsuit that points to the cause of the crash being a broken rear suspension
5 Oct 2021, 07:49 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Apart from taking two years to decide, the safety organization said no fires in the U.S. are related to the investigation request.
3 Oct 2021, 16:22 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Cars that caught fire this past week were involved in exceptional events, for sure, but battery pack safety should predict them
29 Sep 2021, 23:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / Unfortunately, the city of Marietta shared the pictures on Facebook but did not explain exactly what happened and who’s investigating that.
24 Sep 2021, 08:45 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The safety board is asking everyone that witnessed, photographed, or filmed the collision to get in touch with it as soon as possible
18 Sep 2021, 07:03 UTC · By: Gustavo Henrique Ruffo / The circumstances in which the incident happened surely demand specialists to determine what caused the sudden swerve to the left.