Recentley, a Tesla cought on fire and made it onto carbuzz!
I've been trying to find the same one and I think I found it!
http://www.exoticspotter.com/tesla-model-s-seattle-washington-136304

How could you possibly know without license plates? I'm sure there are many red Tesla Model S' all over the country.

edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0kjI08n4fg
The Tesla that caught fire is black..

Hmm another 458 situation?

I'm not really sure that one catching on fire is a super huge deal. This car has already sold and delivered thousands and nothing has really happened to them. It is certainly worth an investigation, of course, but one is enough that it could just be a freak accident or something.

Now I feel stupid! :D
How do you delete a forum post?

My friend works for Tesla and they released a statement about the situation to their employees, which I am not allowed to fully disclose. To sum it up, there is no serious issue that makes anyone think this will keep happening. It was caused by damage from some object on the road, there was no fault in the car.

Why wouldn't they want to disclose that information to the public?

By hitting the delete button :P

No idea, he sent it to me and told me not to share it with anyone.

I still think if any car catches fire after hitting something there is a design flaw.

I agree!
For example, if you are in a Honda Civic and you run over a small piece of plastic or metal, most likely, it won't burst into flames. :)

But a Honda Civic isn't a Model S. The damage done by the object was to the battery pack, which is obviously more prone to catching fire than a normal car.

True.
What do you think would happen if a Fisker Karma or a Chevy Volt ran over a similar object?

That's still no excuse IMO. And I'm not talking about Tesla but every company that manufactures electric cars with batteries that are prone catch fire in an accident. I think they're not safe enough if there's a possibility of fire when the batteries get damaged.

Imagine a situation where an electric car has an accident and catches fire and the passengers are unable to escape. For example the hit knocks the passengers unconscious or their legs or arms break so they cant move (which is very common in serious accidents). And while in a normal car they could be OK and wait for rescue, in an electric car they'd burn to death.

Excellent point