Tesla is collaborating with French authorities to discover why among its electrical vehicles burst into flames throughout a test drive.
The four travelers were able to leave the Model S 90D without getting injured, Tesla stated. The incident occurred in the location of Biarritz and Bayonne, in the south west of France.
It happened 3 years after the company’s shares dropped following other fires in its Model S vehicles.
Three individuals and a Tesla worker remained in the car throughout the fire.
As per the local media, the driver had actually registered for a test drive on Facebook.
He sped up on one of the town’s main roadways when a loud sound was heard coming from the vehicle, the newspaper Sud-Ouest noted.