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4 Cybertrucks on Fire in a Seattle Holding Lot… Investigators Uncertain if Fires Caused by Arson or Spontaneous Battery Fire (fuelarc.com)

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Updated with video from reporters on-site at the bottom of the post! Late Sunday night, four Tesla Cybertrucks caught fire in a Seattle holding lot near 2nd Ave S & S Spokane St, just five minutes from the local Tesla dealership. Initially, reports indicated two burning Cybertrucks, but as the fire spread, the number grew to 4 Cybertrucks. Investigators have offered no details as to whether this was arson or another case of a Tesla Cybertruck bursting into flames spontaneously. See video from the scene in the full article.

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[–] tyler 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Man I hate Tesla more than most but it is far far less likely to just have spontaneous battery fires, especially on an older brand like Tesla. I know we all love to hate on them (cyber truck in particular), but seriously spontaneous battery fires are insanely uncommon.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago

There are about 35,000 or so Cybertrucks that exist.

The last one that spontaneously burst into flames on a dealer lot was about 60 days ago.

https://www.reddit.com/r/RealTesla/comments/1hs7d52/a_tesla_cybertruck_burned_down_at_tesla_lot_in/

I wouldn't call that insanely uncommon, I don't think. There might be something about this model that makes it more prone to fires than your average Tesla.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Spontaneous battery fires are insanely uncommon when you're using well made, well tested, reliable battery technology with good safety protections. Tesla is batting 0 for 4 there. Miss any of those four and your chances of fire increase exponentially. Miss ALL four and it's basically guaranteed.