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Cause of Tesla Fire in Toronto Unknown

posted by Cactus on Monday February 17 2014, @10:05PM   
from the plays-with-fire dept.

danomac writes:

Earlier this month, a Tesla parked in a Toronto garage caught fire. This does not seem to be charger related, as the Model S was not plugged in to a charger at the time. While Tesla fires have been in the news lately, this one was unique in that there was no collision involved.

Tesla said it has definitively determined that the Toronto fire did not originate in the battery, the charging system, the adapter or the electrical receptacle, noting that these components were untouched by the fire.

• Re:Obvious question Re:Obvious question (Score: 2, Insightful) by mechanicjay on Monday February 17 2014, @10:22PM

  by mechanicjay (7) <{jason} {at} {smbfc.net}> on Monday February 17 2014, @10:22PM (#1293) Homepage Journal

  Indeed, an oily rag and a match will burn a battery car just as well as a dead-dino burner.

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  My VMS box beat up your Windows box.

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• Re:Obvious question (Score: 1) by wboelen on Tuesday February 18 2014, @05:45AM

  by wboelen (225) on Tuesday February 18 2014, @05:45AM (#1500) Homepage

  And to make matters worse, sometimes you don't even need a match. [youtube.com]

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