A Tesla Model S sedan caught fire in the garage of a home in San Francisco, the San Francisco Fire Department said in a tweet on Friday.
involving a parked Model S that occurred in April in Shanghai. Tesla said on its Weibo account that it was investigating the incident.Tesla cars are approximately 10 times less likely to experience a fire than gas cars, which are involved in about 200,000 cases of fire per year in North America and well over one million worldwide.
Based on our work investigating the causes of car fires, we know that there are many external factors that can cause a fire to occur, including building fires, vehicle damage, improper maintenance by unauthorized mechanics, aftermarket modifications, improper vehicle charging, and even arson. In this instance, we have not received any information to indicate that this fire was a result of any issues with the car itself.
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