If you remember, we posted on how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration name the Tesla S its safest car ever.
That might need to be revised. Via the New York Times:
What could cause a perfectly functioning Tesla S to explode into flames? Here’s the caption:
The driver told the police that he hit metal debris on the freeway before the Tesla Model S caught fire.
Wow. Maybe the NHTSA should revise its tests and try something other than lateral impacts.
The whole piece from the Times here.