“Gasoline cars don’t light up in a garage when they’re just standing there.” Tesla Model S catches fire in garage while plugged into a charger

The source told another story about the Tesla car fire. The incident happened on December 30 last year, but then for some reason it was not reported.

On the morning of December 30, the Vindum couple were awakened by a fire alarm. This happened 12 minutes after the Tesla app reported that the Model S in the garage was fully charged.

The fire that started in one of the cars spread to the second Tesla, which was standing nearby. After that, he embraced the whole house. The owners, fortunately, were not hurt, although they noted that if they slept on the second floor, they might not be able to get out of the house.

The report, which the couple received in July, said that the temperature control system in the Model S on fire was one of the possible causes of the fire. The second possible cause is a malfunction of the car’s electrical system.

The damage from the fire was estimated at more than $ 1 million. The house, apparently, cannot be restored. Yogi Vindum eventually received the insurance payment, but preferred an Audi car with a gasoline engine.

Gasoline-powered cars do not light up in a garage while they are parked there. And that’s the difference. I don’t worry my Audi lights up at the bottom when it’s not working

Windum also noted that he was disappointed with Tesla’s lack of interest in this situation. The charred hulls of two cars were parked outside the burned-down house for several weeks.

As far as I know, Tesla specialists never showed up