The result is the release of flammable electrolyte from the battery,” the county’s report noted. The fire began on Aug. 7, 2022, at about 5:30 a.m. in an outside storage area of the Tesla ...

Tesla-built batteries would go ... were highlighted in January when a large battery storage plant ignited in Moss Landing, near Salinas. The fire burned for days, caused 1,200 people to evacuate ...