SMOKE BILLOWING ABOVE SEVERAL TESLA CHARGERS ON FIRE IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN LITTLETON, A NEARBY RESIDENT REPORTING THE FIRE AROUND 1 A.M. THE FIRES WERE RELATIVELY SMALL, HOWEVER, AGAIN INVOLVING SEVEN OF THEM.

Tesla’s network of charge stations is among the best for topping up an EV battery, but like every other they still suffer from a key problem: queuing. It doesn’t happen often, but every electric car driver will be familiar with the eye contact and hand gestures used to work out who’s next to plug into a charger.