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Tesla said single battery module caused car fire in Shanghai


FILE PHOTO – A Tesla logo is seen on a wheel rim during the media day for the Shanghai auto show in Shanghai, China April 16, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song

BEIJING (Reuters) – Electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday that it has found no systematic flaws in its vehicles following investigation of a vehicle that caught fire in Shanghai.

The company said in a statement posted on social media Weibo that according to a preliminary investigation, the incident in Shanghai was caused by single battery module.

A parked Model S caught fire in Shanghai in April.

Reporting by Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh; Editing by Himani Sarkar



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