Posted on 08/16/2016 10:11:48 AM PDT by Red Badger
DETROIT - A Tesla Model S spontaneously burst into flames in Monday while on a test drive in France, according to French media reports.
The car was being driven by a couple and a representative of Tesla as part of an event hosted by the California electric carmaker. The Model S sedan was cruising on the boulevard d'Aritxague in Bayonne in the southwest of France when the incident occurred.
The driver of the car told French media outlet Sud Ouest that after a little acceleration there was a warning noise in the car, at which point the Tesla host told the driver to pull over so she could call Tesla about the issue before continuing the test drive.
The trio then saw white smoke, and exited the vehicle. The driver, identified only as Nicolas, said the car was engulfed in flames in less than a minute and totally destroyed within five minutes. No one was injured.
Tesla said in a statement to Agence France Presse the company is working with authorities to determine what happened.
A video of the car engulfed in flames was posted to Twitter:
Incendie de la #Tesla lundi 15 août 2016 à #Bayonne. Avant l'arrivée des pompiers. Voiture complètement détruite. pic.twitter.com/qT8h6ccFoP — Cédric Faiche (@cedricfaiche) August 15, 2016
Environmentally friendly and we’ll throw in a free cremation (or two).
That’ll cost ‘extra’..................
“That’s not a bug, that’s a feature.”
Urn not included.................
Think of it as a free heated steering wheel.
Would come in handy in like Minnesota in the winter time................
and seats................
I’ll have the Auto-flambe.
Yup, Li-ion batteries have about 1/20th the energy by weight compared to gasoline IIRC. Now the battery packs weigh a bunch more than a full tank of gas, but not 20x more.
However, the fumes from burning batteries are FAR worse than the (admittedly also bad) fumes from burning gasoline!
To get fired for leaving a battery connection loose would be a real bummer....I left something loose once.... and was fired. I would rather die in a flaming Tesla than get fired like that again.
My load mouthed liberal neighbor has one and I wish it would burn down and shut him up. You think Pious owners are a pain.
Car destroyed in 5 minutes.
That’s my definition of burning up.
Take away the subsidies and let’s see how it sells.
Just wondering why you are defending the indefensible, and trying to see if there is a financial angle or a political one.
I do notice that you deflect and attack rather than deal with the issue. Did I hit too close to home?
I do notice that you deflect and attack rather than deal with the issue.
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You started it jackass.
There’s a Muzzie in the trunk?
I hear Tesla sales are on fire today...
“:^)
< /smirk >
And you thought VW was having a hard time with emissions regulations...
Sorry about your poor investment. Maybe some more taxpayer subsidies can prop up the stock value.
The Tesla will be in Cheech and Chong’s new movie sequel, “Up In Smoke Part 2.”
Today Tesla is now offering portable DIY cremation kits for about $75,000.00 to $125,000.00. The cost isn’t quit as bad, if you consider the unit can handle a party of four.
He promises to have the $50,000.00 kit available by the end of 2018.
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