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A Tesla burst into flames during a crash test. The organizer admitted it was staged

The insurance firm Axa said it regretted that its crash test of a Tesla, in which the front half of the car burst into blames, caused confusion, and the company admitted that electric vehicles don't catch fire any more often than combustion-engine automobiles. (Screenshot by NPR/AGVS / UPSA - Auto Gewerbe Verband Schweiz)
The insurance firm Axa said it regretted that its crash test of a Tesla, in which the front half of the car burst into blames, caused confusion, and the company admitted that electric vehicles don't catch fire any more often than combustion-engine automobiles. (Screenshot by NPR/AGVS / UPSA - Auto Gewerbe Verband Schweiz)

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