EV problem charging (Tesla fire)

[Xringer]

Video captures Tesla fire in France | Fox News

I wonder if it was the regen charging?

[redneck]

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From the comment section.

brandude87

On average, there is a car fire in the US every 3 minutes (152,300/year), and there is a car fire every 21 million miles driven (3.2 trillion total miles/year in the US). As of now, there have been six Tesla fires (most during accidents, and none that injured or killed anyone) and roughly 3 billion miles traveled among all Teslas. That represtents one fire every 500 million miles, vs. the US average of one every 21 million miles, i.e., Teslas are about 24 times less likely to catch fire. Those worried about battery fires should also worry about: your cell phone, laptop, ipad, and most notably, your lead acid car battery catching on fire. In summary, battery fires happen, but are far more rare than gasoline fires in vehicles, and the technology is constantly improving.

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[RedDevil]

A lead acid battery won't burn by itself, but can be very toxic when exposed to fire... like when improperly recycled.
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Lead poisoning. We banned lead in gasoline, maybe we should ban it in batteries too.

[Xringer]

Back around 1968-73, I lived in Somerville MA. And we had a LOT of car fires..
At the time, our city was one of the most densely populated cites in the USA.
80% of the cars that burned up, were very large gas-hogs..

I did see a pickup burn on Rt-3.. As I came up from behind him, he had pulled over with some smoke from under the front end. As I went by, he was running away from the pickup, the fire was starting to blaze.. Within a matter of seconds, I was about 1/3 of a mile ahead of him, I saw the flames shooting up in a wide column of fire, about 80 to 100 feet tall.. It was amazing, the pickup was totally engulfed in a ball of fire.. It must have been down to the bones within minutes..

[freebeard]

As I went by, he was running away from the pickup, the fire was starting to blaze.

Sounds like he knew what sort of accellerants he was carrying. Possibly nitromethane headed for the local drag strip?

[Xringer]

It looked like a stock F150.. Noting to indicate it was a hot rod..
I didn't see anything in the bed when I went by.. He was just coming out from under an over-pass, and there wasn't any break-down lane. Just a low steel rail-fence.
Looked something like this: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.6041...!7i3328!8i1664
Without the sound-wall..
I think he feared that someone would rear-end the pickup and push it in his direction.

Maybe a big fuel line leak.?. Or someone rigged the pickup to kill him..

I knew a girl when I worked NEC, her ex-BF was stalking her. One night she got it her car leaving a party and her brakes were NG, the wiring under the rear end was all mangled and sorting out, and there were holes punched in the gas tank.. Her car went down a hill fast, so she went up into a yard and stopped. No fire started and she wasn't hurt.. That could have been bad..

[Mr. Pancake]

Originally Posted by redneck

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Those stats might be correct but I do think they are a little misleading. How does the Tesla fire per mile ratio stand up against other cars in a similar price range and similar vintage? In other words, the fire per mile ratio for the general car population covers a much wider variety and age of vehicles. I would have to imagine that the majority of cars that do catch on fire are much older than Teslas, much cheaper vehicles and more than likely in poor repair when they do ignite.