A Second Tesla Model S Burns

TTAC Staff
by TTAC Staff

A second Tesla Model S has burned following an accident, this time near Merida, Mexico. Tesla Motors issued a statement saying the customer was unhurt after crash in which the Model S hit a concrete barrier. The accident occurred on October 19 according to local news reports that say that the luxury electric car was speeding and “hit a raised pedestrian crossing and briefly took flight before crashing into a wall and tree.” Photos and video posted of the crash’s aftermath show the front end damaged and flames burning the car.

“We were able to contact the driver quickly and are pleased that he is safe,” Liz Jarvis-Shean, a Tesla spokesperson, said Monday in an e-mailed statement. “This was a significant accident where the car was traveling at such a high speed that it smashed through a concrete wall and then hit a large tree, yet the driver walked away from the car with no permanent injury.”

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last week that it found no evidence that the October 1 fire that engulfed the front end of a Model S in Washington state after the car hit metal debris that punctured the battery pack was not due to any defects or violations of U.S. safety standards.

According to Tesla, both customers plan to purchase new Model S cars to replace their burned Teslas. “He is appreciative of the safety and performance of the car and has asked if we can expedite delivery of his next Model S,” Jarvis-Shean said about the owner of the car that burned in Mexico.


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  • Schmitt trigger Schmitt trigger on Oct 29, 2013

    Does the Abrahms include a rearview camera and collision avoidance system? I don't think I could parallel park one of those without crushing a Fiat or a Smart.

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    • 28-Cars-Later 28-Cars-Later on Oct 29, 2013

      @aristurtle I dunno with the upgraded radio in that package I should be able to call in air support on my commute, well worth the extra cost.

  • Old Man Pants Old Man Pants on Oct 29, 2013

    A remote controlled Tesla would make an awesome Olympic torch for the final quarter mile or so.

  • Mor2bz Mor2bz on Oct 29, 2013

    This fire was much more dramatic than the first one. Fire Departments are going to have to educate their firemen to not spray water on a lithium fire. It can cause explosions.

  • Beerboy12 Beerboy12 on Oct 29, 2013

    I saw two Tesla's on the way to work yesterday, neither of them were on fire...

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