There were 300 fatal fires last year. So far Tesla has 0 fatal fires. Figure in http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fire-tesla-model-reported-20815482 ht

There were 300 fatal fires last year. So far Tesla has 0 fatal fires. Figure in http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fire-tesla-model-reported-20815482 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fire-tesla-model-re... It's not clear whether the Tesla catches fire more often than other cars from road debris, 2 instances could be coincidence (I've never run over something that caused actual damage to my car after years of driving, crosses-finger). However, that is the government's job, to examine the fire and determine whether they should have been prevented.