It’s been a rough week for electric-car luminary Elon Musk. One of his company’s vaunted Tesla Model S luxury sedans — Consumer Reports‘ top-scoring auto ever — burst into flames on Tuesday, October 1 ...

The U.S. government's auto safety watchdog has opened an investigation into battery fires in Tesla Model S electric cars. The National Highway Traffic Administration says fires broke out in two of the ...

After another Model S fire this week -- and three in less than six weeks -- many investors were waiting for Tesla Motors to speak up. This time, however, it wasn't Tesla that spoke up to defend the ...