Tesla blamed "a third-party battery cell defect" for the issue, which will temporarily leave affected users without backup power.

Writer and occasional reluctant perpetrator of engine swaps, James O'Neil is a malaise era enthusiast and also fascinated by the many ways the auto industry has since recovered from those dark days.

ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) - The parents of a college student killed in a Tesla crash say she was trapped in the car as it burst into flames because of a design flaw that made it nearly impossible ...