It Isn't Just Tesla's Cars catching Fire According To Walmart

The Verge is reporting  on a lawsuit filed by Walmart against Tesla after the solar panels installed by the company (mostly as Solar City, before the Tesla buyout) caused fires at several Walmart stores.

Walmart alleges that "years of gross negligence" and "failure to live up to industry standards by Tesla" sparked the blazes and led at least seven locations to close temporarily over the last seven years

Given that Tesla has just relaunched its solar panel offering with a new low cost leasing option, this suit couldn't have arrived at a worse time.

Still, if you were considering Testa's new offer now might be a good time to press the pause button until a) there's some resolution to this case, b) Tesla demonstrates how it will ensure there are no repeats and c) the company proves it has a viable business model for the future.

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