Roadside Tesla Semi Fire Where Temperatures Reached 1,000 Degrees Draws in NTSB Investigative Team

Roadside Tesla Semi Fire Where Temperatures Reached 1,000 Degrees Draws in NTSB Investigative Team
A Tesla logo is shown on Feb. 27, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C. AP Photo/Chris Carlson
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DETROIT—A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators.

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.