Tesla Model S Turns Into A Torch After Striking Road Debris

A Tesla Model S vehicle has caught fire while driving on the highway in New Jersey earlier today.

The owner says that the vehicle caught on fire after it hit a component that fell off a truck and he said that he was “happy” with how the Model S kept him safe.

Car fires involving Tesla vehicles are getting a lot of attention – often unwarranted when it is the result of major accidents that would more often than not result in a fire with any vehicle.

Tiberius1701A - 8/23/2018 5:35:08 PM

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Well on a per capita basis, Teslas are the most flammable vehicles on the planet.

MDarringer - 8/23/2018 7:58:51 PM

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#Teslas4ISIS

hangtime010 - 8/24/2018 8:07:41 AM

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Tesla haters are rejoicing with this. In their minds no other car catches fire. Especially when after hitting a component that fell off a truck which elevated the Tesla off the ground and punctured the underside of the car.
But haters don't read the entire article, and the editors title it creatively to make Tesla's look like crap.

mre30 - 8/24/2018 8:11:37 AM

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www.electrek.co = Home of balanced Tesla coverage and unbiased journalism.

MDarringer - 8/24/2018 8:22:40 AM

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"unbiased Tesla coverage" = fanboys fawning

"unbiased journalism" = oxymoron

skytop - 8/25/2018 12:26:16 AM

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"Tesla kept drive safe" in spite of it exploding into flames? Want to run that by us again?

SanJoseDriver - 9/2/2018 10:18:47 PM

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The driver had the time to get everything out of his car safely before this happened. There was a warning message and the system worked as designed. Gas cars light on fire as well after accidents, and this was an accident.