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Tesla ordered to pay $162,000 for Model X fire after failed β€˜vandalism’ defense

12 October 2026 at 19:57

Tesla told a Quebec court that car fires are β€œgenerally” caused by misuse or vandalism. The judge didn’t buy it, and Tesla Canada now has to cover the C$161,700 an insurer paid out for a Model X that burned in Montreal.

An expert report traced the fire to an electrical failure in the dashboard of the 2020 Model X, which was still under Tesla’s warranty. Tesla offered no data to support its theory, and the court called it out for that.

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Musk says Tesla to β€˜open source’ Model S and X, but prior release makes us skeptical

25 July 2026 at 00:38

Elon Musk says Tesla plans to β€œopen source” the Model S and Model X, and he’s pointing to the original Roadster as the template.

The problem is Tesla’s Roadster release amounted to eight files on GitHub plus five document packages behind a login, with no open-source license attached to any of it.

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