Tesla to update battery software after cars catch alight

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Two recent fires in parked electric vehicles are being investigated

Bengaluru/Beijing — Tesla will update its battery software after two recent fires involving its Model S electric vehicles in Shanghai and Hong Kong, the US carmaker said on Thursday, adding that investigations into the incidents are ongoing.

On Tuesday, Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper reported that a Tesla car caught fire in a shopping mall parking lot 30 minutes after being parked.

 

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