Not a 'Revenge of the Electric Car' fire

[botsapper]

Wonder if he is a member/lurker...

The proliferation of home charging stations has to be closely examined for robust & safe installations and complete & proper inspections. There was a home-built EV that could be suspected for having an electrical failure. ANY hint of a Volt starting the garage fire could also create a PR tsunami for the EV/hybrid movement.

The investigation begins...

Video: Garage fire claims Chevy Volt and homebuilt EV — Autoblog

[bwilson4web]

First off, skeptics have never let the facts and data stop them from spouting complete nonsense. So the garage burned, those who had a snowball's chance in h*ll will rejoice but so what ... they were never going to buy one anyway.

Prius pioneers put up with a first generation car that had its share of problems but that never stopped the skeptics from 'making sh*t up.' So I don't really worry about it.

Bob Wilson

[bschloop]

I am a firefighter, and I can attest to the fact that yes electricity can start fires, but so can fireplaces, barbecue grills, stoves and ovens, and pretty much anything else in most peoples homes. having an electric car does not put you at any higher risk of fire. if you have faulty wiring in your home you are already at risk. BTW lots of fires are started just by people parking their gas burners next to or over something flammable. The exhaust is hot enough to ignite dry grass a foot away.

[freebeard]

Arise, zombie thread!

www.worldtribune.com:
Brand new fire station in Germany burned down after department’s electric vehicle caught fire

A brand new fire station in Germany’s Hesse state burned to the ground after an electric vehicle belonging to the fire department caught fire, reports say.
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The fire, which started from a vehicle that “contained lithium-ion batteries and an external power connection,” caused between $21.5 million and $25.9 million in damage, according to local reports. No one was injured.
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Local officials told the German news agency DPA the station, which opened a year ago, didn’t have a fire alarm system because experts had considered it not necessary.

No ceiling birds?

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by freebeard

Arise, zombie thread!

www.worldtribune.com:
Brand new fire station in Germany burned down after department’s electric vehicle caught fire



No ceiling birds?

That's quite the resurrection there. How ironic, too.

There have been many recalls for many manufacturers due to spontaneous fires coming from batteries, largely made by LG.

[freebeard]

The first headline I was was about the no smoke detectors.

Then I learned that although the people in North Carolina lost their homes because they were sited over Lithium deposits; it turns out there is 6X the World's appetite for Lithium in Arkansas.