The spokesperson declined to comment on whether the incident would be raised with investors - the company's first quarterly report of the year is just days away.
The video went viral on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, where users joked about being wary of parking next to a Tesla. The electric car manufacturer is aiming to increase sales in China, which currently provides 20% of its revenues, but has had difficulties following trade disagreements between Beijing and Washington.It currently imports all of its cars from the US, but a planned factory in Shanghai is expected to allow it to reduce its exposure to import tariffs.
According to Reuters, there have been at least 14 instances of Tesla's electric vehicles catching fire since 2013 - with the majority of these occurring after the vehicle was involved in a crash.Tesla claims that its cars are 10 times less likely to experience a fire than traditional vehicles, although it is unclear whether those figures reference typical usage or in the incident of a crash.
Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)
Meanwhile over 400 ICE cars catch fire daily in the US alone and don’t make the news, but one Tesla does and......
Lithium ion batteries can explode I'm sure Tesla will confirm if it was a faulty battery 😬
Hm
Tesla playing a game of clue with after video shows vehicle exploding in cat park
This is what happens when Michael Bay is hired to direct a car insurance advert.
Poor Audi, murdered victim
First it was exploding iPhones, then exploding Samsung phones ... now exploding Tesla cars 🤔
Contrast that with denials from Boeing and initial state backing of the lies.
Yeah, we'll get right on that 'study'. Right after we figure out these self-driving and spontaneous combustion murders.
A muslim Tesla?
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