Tesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup wired directly to power line

ABC News ^ | Aug 6, 2024 | KAREN CASTAÑEDA

[McGruff]

A driver in the Mexican border city of Tijuana apparently had the bright idea of connecting his Tesla to an illegal electricity hookup connected directly to a powerline.

Not only did the Tesla eventually burst into flames, the blaze was so hot it set a neighboring house on fire.

Rafael Carrillo, Tijuana's fire chief, said Tuesday that electric car fires are a problem for the city's firefighters. He said the partially charred hulk of the Tesla might take a couple of days to burn out completely and probably couldn't be moved until then. He said firefighters built dirt berms around the car to keep it covered in water.

[McGruff]

Supercharger?

[fso301]

I think it safe to say credit/debit card theft was also involved with this machine.

[TigersEye]

He said the partially charred hulk of the Tesla might take a couple of days to burn out completely and probably couldn't be moved until then. He said firefighters built dirt berms around the car to keep it covered in water.

Coming to a morning commute near you.

[Gay State Conservative]

Probably not the car’s fault.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

“Chargers? We don’t need no stinking chargers.”

[grobdriver]

Heh. A little bit of current going on there...

[Col Frank Slade]

Illegal electrical hookup in Tijuana.

Seems highly unusual…((LOL))

[who_would_fardels_bear]

We are told that we need to get rid of our gas appliances because they fill the air with particulates that will kill us, and that we have to have low-flow showers and toilets or else we will be doomed by droughts.

Why isn't the government banning EVs because some people might do something stupid like this fellow?

[Magnum44]

[patriot torch]

I have a vivid picture in my mind of two Mexicans named Cheech and Chong with a Tesla going ‘Up in Smoke’

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"Their best and their brightest …"

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Funny stuff! LOLZ! Love it.

[SaxxonWoods]

Person can afford a Tesla, too cheap to charge it correctly. I thought charging was the cheap part?

[bigbob]

Yeah, you might think that...if you hadn’t read the article.

[marktwain]

Person can afford a Tesla, too cheap to charge it correctly. I thought charging was the cheap part?

It was in Tiujana, Mexico. What are the chances the car was stolen?

[Disambiguator]

Tesla burns after driver in Mexico plugs the car into an illicit hookup

What a great metaphor for catching an STD from having an affair.

[fso301]

Yeah, you might think that...if you hadn’t read the article.

Ooops! I guess I was helping keep up a longstanding FR tradition of posting before reading.

[tet68]

You know it’s only a matter of time...

[Zhang Fei]

[It was in Tiujana, Mexico. What are the chances the car was stolen?]

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Indeed. To ask the question is to answer it.

[Blue Highway]

My first thought also. Mexican in Tijuana that can afford a Tesla