ARE ELECTRIC VEHICLES SAFE? Tesla Rushing Investigators To The Scene Of a Third Model S Fire

Just months after earning five stars in the NHTSA crash tests and being declared one of the safest cars ever produced, the electric Tesla Model S has had two crashes where it caught on fire. Now there has been a third one in Tennessee.

These photos, first seen by Valuewalk on the Tesla forums, show a Tesla Model S near the side of the highway with the front end on fire, much like the first crash where one burnt up.

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MorePower - 11/7/2013 4:08:38 PM

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This is the dumbest post.

The electricity in your home is probably 100 times more dangerous than the stored electricity in a Tesla.

vdiv - 11/8/2013 11:36:40 AM

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Let's see... No one has gotten electrocuted or burned in an electric car yet. The safety measures in modern EVs go above and beyond what is available in your average home and this partially explains why EVs are so ridiculously expensive.

That said the Model S likely just became a bit more expensive to insure.