Why Tesla Stock Crashed and Burned Again Today, according to the Motley Fool Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock fell 2.5 percent in early NASDAQ trade Wednesday, reportedly due to a couple of negative news articles — as well as a Barron’s piece — the day before. According to Barron’s, “safety appears to be the main reason” Tesla stock is down this week, as investors are concerned about news that one Tesla investor’s new Model S Plaid electric car caught fire last week, while another family has filed a wrongful death suit against the company, blaming the company’s “Autopilot” driver-assistance software’s performance. According to The New York Post, “a brand-new Tesla Model S Plaid… erupted into flames in Pennsylvania” on Tuesday in “a frightening unexplainable conflagration.”/nRead More