Burning hoverboards are all the rage in recent weeks, but another battery-powered vehicle recently went up in flames in Norway: a Tesla Model S car.
A video of the flame-engulfed vehicle was posted by Norway news site VGTV on Friday, just one day into the new year.
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In the video, you can clearly see what looks like a Tesla parked next to a Supercharger station, both covered in flames in broad daylight. Later in the video, firefighters are shown hosing the vehicle as it continues to give off thick smoke and flames.
Video of the Tesla in flames was posted by Norway news site VGTV and the aftermath of the incident was captured and tweeted by Norway's Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK).
The car, a 2014 Tesla Model S, had been left by its owner to charge when it erupted in flames, according to the NRK report. No cause of the fire has been revealed, but the report notes that firefighters had to use special foam to extinguish the car, which is powered by lithium-ion batteries.
Tesla tok fyr under hurtiglading. https://t.co/enzKpdWxae @nrksorlandet pic.twitter.com/rLzQmUBCFE— NRK (@NRKno) January 1, 2016
Back in 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration agreed to call off a safety investigation into a spate of Tesla fires after the automaker agreed to add more safety protection for its batteries.
And while there is still no explanation behind this latest fire, Tesla itself appears to be taking the latest incident in stride.
"Nobody was harmed," a Tesla spokesperson told Mashable. "We are undergoing a full investigation and will share our findings as soon as possible."