Tesla solar panels ignited at an Amazon warehouse in Redlands, California in June 2018, Bloomberg reports. The news comes days after Walmart sued Tesla for at least 7 fires allegedly caused by defects in the solar roofs on Walmart stores.
atop seven of its stores in recent years. Tesla and Walmart have been partners on clean energy initiatives for years; more than 240 Walmart stores have Tesla solar systems installed.
In its complaint, Walmart claimed that: "Tesla routinely deployed individuals to inspect the solar systems who lacked basic solar training and knowledge." In the suit, they also alleged that Tesla failed to ground its solar and electrical systems properly, and that Tesla-installed solar panels on-site at Walmart stores contained a high number of defects that were visible to the naked eye, and which Tesla should have found and repaired before they led to fires.
However, Walmart and Tesla said in a statement on Thursday that they "look forward to addressing all issues and re-energizing Tesla solar installations at Walmart stores, once all parties are certain that all concerns have been addressed."Amazon and Tesla did not immediately return requests for comment.
Tesla is currently facing stockholder litigation over its acquisition of SolarCity for $2.6 billion in 2016. Rampant problems with its solar business could bolster the arguments of stockholders who viewed that as a bad deal.
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