the American brand is investigating

On Sunday, January 5, a fire was reported at the Tesla charging station in Pontarlier, a small French town located near the Swiss border. A Model S caught fire while plugged in to charge. The Austin firm is investigating and the station is temporarily closed.

A few days ago, a Tesla Model S caught fire while it was charging. Firefighters were called and were able to put out the fire. The circumstances of the fire have not yet been perfectly defined, but according to our colleagues atIs Republicanthe brand sent a technician from Lyon to carry out the investigation.

Tesla sent a technician to the site

The employee apparently came during the night to try to understand the causes of the fire. The vehicle was kept under surveillance until the next morning to prevent any risk of re-igniting the fire. To date, the investigation is still ongoing. It could be a manufacturing defect on the vehicle or a fault on the charging station side.

In any case, it is rather reassuring to see that Tesla is doing what is necessary to understand the reasons which caused the fire of this Model S. Small clarification which is important: if such incidents often cause the headlines, statistics show that battery-powered cars do not catch fire more often than thermal cars.

However, some countries have taken measures to try to limit the risks. South Korea recently decided to limit charging to 80% or even to prohibit access to underground parking lots for electric cars exceeding 90% charge. Measures that look more like a witch hunt than anything else.

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