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It looks like another Tesla caught fire in China, this time in a repair shop
Big electric vehicle makers like BYD and Nio have all had cars combust in China, leading to more EV oversight
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Just a few months after its last incident, Tesla once again finds itself literally under fire in China.
Another Tesla car has reportedly caught fire in China, this time in the middle of the night at a repair center in Hangzhou, according to local media reports. Neighbors reportedly called firefighters, who arrived to find black smoke coming from the repair shop and flames under the hood of a Tesla. An electricity meter box near the vehicle was also reportedly on fire.
It took firefighters nearly 90 minutes to put out the fire, according to local media.
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The Chinese media reports didn’t say which Tesla vehicle caught fire, but electric transportation news site Electrek reported that it was a Model S.
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We reached out to Tesla for comment but have not heard back. The car maker earlier responded to Electrek, saying that the repair shop is run by a third party and not an official Tesla service center. Tesla also claimed that the shop did not properly handle the car’s battery pack, which had previously sustained “significant water damage.”
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