Authoritative and Interesting Info re EV Fires

[Buchanty]

This is from the BBC site and seems genuine to me The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires
I found it quite interesting.

 

[Anon70]

What this article seems to be saying is fire crews have not been trained properly to tackle EV fires and using water to put them out is the wrong approach. That would suggest is better training is required and different methods should be used.

This is from Tuskers website

Tusker fleet data reveals the truth about EV fires

The salary sacrifice specialist has analysed data from its fleet to understand if there is any truth behind some of the commonly shared myths surrounding EVs.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

And if anyone wanted to analyse the stats the Government have a data set for all vehicle fires with comprehensive information...

Road vehicle fires dataset guidance

www.gov.uk

Also found this site with info on all vehicle fires in the US between 1980 and 2021

U.S. highway vehicle fires 1980-2021 | Statista

In 2021, there were around 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States.

www.statista.com

 

[Buchanty]

What this article seems to be saying is fire crews have not been trained properly to tackle EV fires and using water to put them out is the wrong approach. That would suggest is better training is required and different methods should be used.

This is from Tuskers website

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Tusker fleet data reveals the truth about EV fires

The salary sacrifice specialist has analysed data from its fleet to understand if there is any truth behind some of the commonly shared myths surrounding EVs.

www.fleetnews.co.uk

And if anyone wanted to analyse the stats the Government have a data set for all vehicle fires with comprehensive information...

Road vehicle fires dataset guidance

www.gov.uk

Also found this site with info on all vehicle fires in the US between 1908 and 2021

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U.S. highway vehicle fires 1980-2021 | Statista

In 2021, there were around 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States.

www.statista.com

Thanks for the info on incidence and prevalence. Much appreciated.

 

[Rolfe]

This is from the BBC site and seems genuine to me The crews bracing themselves for a rise in electric car fires
I found it quite interesting.

BBC? Genuine? Don't make me laugh.

 

[Rolfe]

This podcast from yesterday is brilliant, featuring the alway-fantastic Euan McTurk.



He says that, tackled properly, EV battery fires can be extinguished more quickly than ICE fires. He also tells of a house fire which started with something else but which involved an EV (presumably in an integral garage). The entire house burned down around the car, but the battery didn't ignite.