Electric Porsche Taycan catches fire while parked overnight in garage, company confirms

No one was hurt and the cause is currently being investigated.

Porsche will return to Super Bowl advertising for the first time since 1997 with a 60-second commercial that features the German brand's all-electric Taycan sports car.Taycan caught fire in a Florida residential garage, the company confirmed Tuesday. The company said in a statement that it was notified Sunday about the fire, which happened where the vehicle was parked overnight.

"No one was harmed in this incident, and it is too early to speculate on the cause until the investigation has been concluded," said Christian Weiss, deputy director of corporate communications for Porsche, in a statement to CNBC.The Taycan sports car, and Klaus Zellmer, president and CEO Porsche Cars North America, said he was "surprised" by the initial number of owners from Tesla.

Zellmer said out of "thousands" of potential U.S. customers who have shown "sincere interest" in the Taycan, Tesla owners are the highest among non-Porsche owners.

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