The vehicle manufacturer updates the battery charge settings on Model S and Model X, but only out of "preventive" caution such as self-disclosure. Tesla announced a wireless software update for its Model S and Model X cars following reports of battery fires in Hong Kong and two locations in China.

A Tesla that catches fire spontaneously is nothing new, just like the fact that ordinary fossil fuel vehicles catch fire is nothing new. The circumstances surrounding those Tesla fires are different, however, as it appears that the Teslas caught fire after a collision (crash) that was severe enough to rupture the armored battery packs and the cars spontaneously caught fire while parked.

According to an Automotive News report, the fires prompted Tesla to release an "over-the-air" software update for its vehicles "out of an abundance of caution."

No need to panic.

Tesla claims that their electric vehicles are generally less likely to catch fire than gasoline powered vehicles, although NHTSA research says it has not been proven. We think that three cars with problems are not a cause for alarm because Tesla has already sold more than half a million vehicles around the world.

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