Tesla burns up when driver goes ice fishing

SHELBURNE, Vt. -- Eighty-two thousand dollars went up in smoke in Vermont when a Tesla Model X burst into flames and burned to a crisp.

The car's owner was driving on Shelburne Bay in Vermont to go ice fishing, when he thought the car hit something which sparked a fire.

No one was hurt by the flames.

Investigators are now trying to figure out exactly what happened.

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Police say the car will be removed off the frozen bay but it's unclear if there will be any environmental impacts during cleanup.

The car, which costs around $82,000, is all electric and does not run on fuel.