Tesla ordered to pay C$162,000 over Montreal Model X fire

A Quebec court ordered Tesla Canada to pay C$162,000 over the March 2023 fire of a 2020 Model X in Montreal. Insurer Intact had paid the owner C$161,700 and then sought that amount from Tesla. Tesla said car fires are generally caused by misuse or vandalism, but Justice Ian Demers found it offered no data to support that claim. An expert report traced the fire to an electrical failure in the dashboard, which it called premature and “probable.” Police concluded there was no crime. Tesla had lost by default and then asked the court to overturn the judgment, without success.

• Court orders Tesla Canada to cover C$161,700 paid by insurer Intact
• Judge Ian Demers rejected vandalism defense for lack of data

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