Tesla has revealed the cause of a Model S fire that happened last month in France.
The sedan caught fire during a test drive in Biarritz, France, and after an investigation, a Tesla spokesperson has confirmed to Fox News that a loose electrical connection was the cause. Two guests and a Tesla representative were inside the vehicle during the incident and, according to driver Nicholas Cano, there was a loud noise from the car before the Tesla employee asked him to pull over. All three were able to safely leave the vehicle before the fire started.
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The Tesla spokesman in France said that “the fire was caused by a bolted electrical connection that had been improperly tightened.” He added that the electrical connections are normally installed by a robot, but in that particular car, the connection was installed manually. It’s unclear why the connection wasn’t done by a robot like it typically is, but the spokesman did say that there has never been a similar incident in another car.
[Source: Tesla]
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