Government ends investigation into Model S fires, absolving Tesla of blame
<p>Not only has the company announced the fitment of new parts designed to deflect road debris, the cause of two fire incidents towards the end of 2013, but the NHTSA has now closed its probe into the fires--absolving the Model S of blame. </p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=venturebeat.com&blog=342986&post=1257144&subd=venturebeat&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.venturebeat.com/c/34021/f/665469/s/38c46608/sc/24/__.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class='__-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fgovernment-ends-investigation-into-model-s-fires-absolving-tesla-of-blame%2F&t=Government+ends+investigation+into+Model+S+fires%2C+absolving+Tesla+of+blame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fgovernment-ends-investigation-into-model-s-fires-absolving-tesla-of-blame%2F&t=Government+ends+investigation+into+Model+S+fires%2C+absolving+Tesla+of+blame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fgovernment-ends-investigation-into-model-s-fires-absolving-tesla-of-blame%2F&t=Government+ends+investigation+into+Model+S+fires%2C+absolving+Tesla+of+blame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fgovernment-ends-investigation-into-model-s-fires-absolving-tesla-of-blame%2F&t=Government+ends+investigation+into+Model+S+fires%2C+absolving+Tesla+of+blame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fventurebeat.com%2F2014%2F03%2F29%2Fgovernment-ends-investigation-into-model-s-fires-absolving-tesla-of-blame%2F&t=Government+ends+investigation+into+Model+S+fires%2C+absolving+Tesla+of+blame" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/></a><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/193359565506/u/79/f/665469/c/34021/s/38c46608/sc/24/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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