Although junkyards reportedly have been filling up fast with new Tesla that fail under 10,000 miles, they may soon no longer accept the unique fire risks of such a poorly engineered vehicle.
When crews arrived, they found the black Tesla Model S, which had been lifted on a rack, in flames. The vehicle had been involved in a collision several months ago and had been sitting idle when it “spontaneously caught fire.” […] Firefighters were “unable to move it to a safe location to burn out,” and firefighters were hampered by the vehicle being blocked in by “millions of dollars in salvaged vehicles including Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Bentleys.” The fire, which took more than an hour to put out, remains under investigation. Similar “spontaneous” fires have been reported across the capital region in the past year, including a Tesla that caught fire on Highway 99 in May, a Tesla that burst into flames on Highway 50 in January and a Tesla that reignited multiple times in a wrecking yard last year.
Similar fires in a yard full of every vehicle make?
Tesla, Tesla, and… wait for it… Tesla.