Shares Of Tesla Set To Tumble Monday? ANOTHER Fire Reported In Toronto

Shares Of Tesla Set To Tumble Monday? ANOTHER Fire Reported In Toronto
The Tesla saga continues.

Though the electric automaker has beaten an investigation overseas, the U.S.-based probe continues. And, hopefully, it will bear more fruit as to why Tesla's products keep catching on fire for no apparent reason.

The latest incident happened in Toronto after an owner returned from a drive. It was not plugged in to recharge.

Given the background noise, it's been remarkable to see shares of TSLA hit record highs this week at $201.88 a share. It almost seems like a perfect set up for bad news from Toronto and negative results from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) investigation, which would almost undoubtedly yield a painful correction.

Buckle your seatbelts Tesla shareholders, this ride could get bumpy. In all honesty though if you've ridden the shares up you've got a bit of "wiggle room" for shares to come down.

That said, do YOU think shares will be negatively impacted by the latest fire reported in Canada? Weigh in below!


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The fire happened in a Toronto garage this month shortly after the car’s owner returned from a drive, and the vehicle wasn’t plugged in to recharge when it occurred, the Business Insider website said yesterday. “After a few moments, the owner’s fire detector went off and the fire department was called,” Business Insider said, without providing details.

Tesla is reviewing the fire and hasn’t determined how it began, said Liz Jarvis-Shean, a spokeswoman for the Palo Alto, California-based carmaker.

“The Model S continues to have the best safety track record of any vehicle in the world,” Tesla said in a statement. “In this particular case, we don’t yet know the precise cause, but have definitively determined that it did not originate in the battery, the charging system, the adapter or the electrical receptacle, as these components were untouched by the fire.”


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MattDarringerMattDarringer - 2/15/2014 6:04:01 PM
+1 Boost
This just shows why buying a car from an automaker whose prior experience was bolting batteries into a Lotus is a bad move..


Agent00RAgent00R - 2/15/2014 6:17:39 PM
+3 Boost
@Matt

Valid point.

But their shareholders aren't complaining!

One thing's certain, the Tesla story never gets old. I would be a bit concerned if I owned a Model S at this point. I definitely would not park it in my garage.


vdivvdiv - 2/15/2014 10:13:57 PM
+2 Boost
Funny... and what was the article here just before this one?
http://www.autospies.com/news/RUMOR-Deliveries-Of-The-All-New-2014-Porsche-911-991-GT3-STOPPED-Over-Fires-80184/

The other funny thing is Model S owners say they would get anoher one in a heartbeat. Who should we listen to?


Agent00RAgent00R - 2/16/2014 5:48:56 AM
+1 Boost
Nice look @vdiv, I posted that for a reason.

Point is everyone has a different take away. I wouldn't feel comfortable with a 911 GT3 in my driveway until the investigation is finished either!



JDMUSMuscleJDMUSMuscle - 2/15/2014 7:22:05 PM
-6 Boost
Tesla = Ugly design. Expensive for no reason. Cheap, made in China level American electric car catching fire is not really something surprising to hear.


MorePowerMorePower - 2/15/2014 7:34:28 PM
+3 Boost
Everyone here would gladly put a Ferrari 458 in their garage and more of them caught fire than the Tesla. While the top Model S is out of my price range, if I could afford it, I would buy one and place it in my garage without hesitation.




JDMUSMuscleJDMUSMuscle - 2/16/2014 12:44:13 AM
-5 Boost
Nope, I don't really need such a overrated car like Ferrari 458.

But I'd gladly take Nissan GT-R, though. Which over-delivers value.


BenMaydsonBenMaydson - 2/15/2014 11:07:16 PM
+2 Boost
Such problems could be in every new or old car company , I'm driving a Ford Focus 2012 and have big time problems with the touch screen Sync - recently I joined a class-action against Ford with currentlegalcases com
But what i mean to say that allways cud come up problems with your car no matter what car maker it is.


mre30mre30 - 2/16/2014 8:08:26 AM
+1 Boost
Could it be that there is a link between the corrosive effects of road salt on the complicated electrical connections on the Tesla? Has anyone done a study to see the effects of winter on the Tesla and its batteries?


leejleej - 2/16/2014 9:49:58 AM
+2 Boost
I wonder how many vehicles with internal combustion engines have caught fire so far this year? How many of them get reported just as 'fires', and how many of them get reported as 'vehicle with internal combustion engine fires'?

How many vehicles with internal combustion engines have caught fire in crashes so far this year? How many of them were reported as 'internal combustion engine fires'?

Why does homeowners insurance cost more if your garage is attached to your home versus not attached?

...just some questions that come to mind.




leejleej - 2/16/2014 11:41:57 AM
+2 Boost
Simple Google search found this for US:

U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 152,300 automobile fires per year in 2006-2010. These fires caused an average of 209 civilian deaths, 764 civilian injuries, and $536 million in direct property damage.

Facts and Figures

•Automobile fires were involved in 10% of reported U.S. fires, 6% of U.S. fire deaths.

•On average, 17 automobile fires were reported per hour. These fires killed an average of four people every week.

•Mechanical or electrical failures or malfunctions were factors in roughly two-thirds of the automobile fires.


•Collisions and overturns were factors in only 4% of highway vehicle fires, but these incidents accounted for three of every five (60%) automobile fire deaths.


•Only 2% of automobile fires began in fuel tanks or fuel lines, but these incidents caused 15% of the automobile fire deaths



leejleej - 2/16/2014 5:41:53 PM
+1 Boost

Chevy SS pace car bursts into flames during NASCAR Sprint Unlimited

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20140215/nascar01/140219860#ixzz2tWlnFomN


ItsMagicItsMagic - 2/17/2014 7:13:38 AM
+1 Boost
Maybe monday will shock you by rising Tesla stock now the latest news is that Apple is interested in buying Tesla. So you can call your next article "Will Tesla stock explodeon monday because of Apple? Only miinutes away from the opening bell. Exciting times!


leejleej - 2/17/2014 12:04:20 PM
+1 Boost
The market's closed today...will have to wait until tomorrow fro Carmageddon!


aussie2uaussie2u - 2/17/2014 10:41:39 PM
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"And, hopefully, it will bear more fruit as to why Tesla's products keep catching on fire for no apparent reason."

Really? What a lack of journalism to make such a statement unless you are shorting the stock or have ulterior motives. "Hopefully" sounds like you need to cover those shorts. "For no apparent reason" would only be true if you haven't bothered to read the details of each of the past headline making buzz stories.

You're losing credibility with your site here when you're either this sloppy, this biased, or both.


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