An unidentified owner of Tesla’s new Model S Plaid said the vehicle caught fire while it was in motion just three days after it was delivered.<\/b>
\nTesla started to deliver the Model S Plaid on June 10. The company’s new high-end vehicle was touted for its speedy acceleration, performance-to-motor-weight ratio, and powerful touchscreen console. Now it might be known for something else: Catching fire just days after delivery. Reuters reported that a Pennsylvania-based \u00ab\u00a0executive entrepreneur\u00a0\u00bb received their Model S Plaid on June 26. Just three days later their vehicle was said to have \u00ab\u00a0burst into flames\u00a0\u00bb while they were driving it\u2014and a problem with its locks meant the driver was \u00ab\u00a0initially not able to get out of the car because its electronic door system failed.\u00a0\u00bb They eventually forced their way out. Tesla had not appeared to have acknowledged the issue on its website or social media accounts at time of writing. One of the company’s most recent Twitter updates was a retweet of chief executive Elon Musk saying that \u00ab\u00a0Sometimes people think it is performance, but safety is always the primary design requirement for a Tesla\u00a0\u00bb on June 25, which was four days before the incident. The report from Reuters cited a deleted Facebook post from local fire authorities saying that \u00ab\u00a0a Tesla was on fire\u00a0\u00bb and that they successfully cooled \u00ab\u00a0the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment.\u00a0\u00bb The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was reportedly contacting Tesla as well as \u00ab\u00a0relevant agencies\u00a0\u00bb in an effort to gather more information about the incident.<\/p>\n