
Tesla Model S electric car is being investigated for a possible U.S. recall, but was cleared of any safety defect in a review by Germany’s transportation regulator, the company said.

Tesla Model S electric car is being investigated for a possible U.S. recall, but was cleared of any safety defect in a review by Germany’s transportation regulator, the company said.

The U.S. government’s auto safety watchdog, NHTSA has opened an investigation into battery fires in Tesla Model S electric cars at Tesla’s request.

Electric cars are still such a novelty that little is known about their owners and how they use the vehicles. But recent research is beginning to unlock some of the mysteries.

Although today electric vehicle (EV) technology is attracting significant attention and investment, it is certainly not a new sector but the resurgence of one that enjoyed considerable popularity during the latter years of the 19th century and the first decade or two of the 20th, according to Reporterlink.com.

Electric cars have been a part of the U.S. car market since the early 1990s, but nearly two decades later few are found cruising the streets of Pittsburgh. And while the automotive industry accounts for between 4 and 5 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, according to selectusa.commerce.gov, electric vehicles make up only a small portion of that market.