Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger.
Tesla electric cars charge at a Supercharger.
  • A California man said he was lucky to be alive after his Tesla car caught fire while driving.
  • Bishal Malla was on his way home and about to enter Highway 99 when his car started shaking.
  • When he checked for a flat tire, he saw smoke and immediately evacuated before calling 911.

A California man said he was lucky to be alive after his Tesla started shaking and caught fire while he was driving.

Bishal Malla told KCRA 3, an NBC-affiliated TV channel in Sacramento, California, that he was on his way home on Saturday after running some errands when he felt his electric car shaking.