ColinJ
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Probably true!I shall hazard a guess that it wasn't the other car that caused the fire. The cause was the (unsafe) actions of those in the garage working on ill-fated car/fire source.
Probably true!I shall hazard a guess that it wasn't the other car that caused the fire. The cause was the (unsafe) actions of those in the garage working on ill-fated car/fire source.
An ICE car catching fire next to your car will also wreck your car and they are between 10x and 80x more likely than an EV fire according to the studies I've seen.
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A Tesla battery has 360 million joules according to a source online and a hand grenade has 276,000 joules.
Look up how many joules of energy there is in 70l of petrol .
Higher risk charging it in the cold too. I am guessing that most fires are caused by lower grade batteries and/or a lower grade BMS.personally I charge my wife’s e-bike outside and monitor it pretty carefully. Per the factory instructions I charge it when the charge drops to about 20% and charge it to between 80 to 90% of capacity. This is supposed to maximize battery life and reduce the possibility problems with the battery.
the company I work for reports that most e-bike fires are caused by the use of incorrect / incompatible charging equipment. People modifying cheap e-bikes to keep them on the road because parts aren’t available must contribute a bit. We regularly get people at our service desk looking for electronic bits to keep cheap no name stuff on the road, unfortunately we can’t help.
At my previous job with an automotive manufacturer I was involved with investigating a “thermal event” ( the company said I couldn’t use the term “fire” ) It was caused by the customer using the wrong charger, darn near burned his house down.
personally I charge my wife’s e-bike outside and monitor it pretty carefully. Per the factory instructions I charge it when the charge drops to about 20% and charge it to between 80 to 90% of capacity. This is supposed to maximize battery life and reduce the possibility problems with the battery.
A German made EV took out a container ship when it spontaneously erupted into fire first taking out other EVs next to it and then the ICE cars nearby. Everything was destroyed, one life was lost and perhaps others have lifetime burns but weren't killed. Large EV like SUVs take battery fires to the next level, taking out whole buildings in China where EV fires are very common. I really think the authorities haven't really thought about the consequences of such fires. I don't park my car on the street but if I did I would be worried if some cheap low cost Chinese EV was parked next to it for the night. I've seen smaller ebike batteries charged in a metal bucket for safety and such a bucket will contain such a fire quite well. I feel ebike batteries should be super safe if you follow the right procedures unlike EVs like cars and SUVs where I really can't think of a procedure to be safe unless you have 30metre square concrete surface in your garden with nothing nearby where you can place it right in the middle.
A Tesla battery has 360 million joules according to a source online and a hand grenade has 276,000 joules.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/26/cargo-ship-fire-off-dutch-coast
https://www.newscientist.com/lastword/mg25533991-100-does-my-electric-vehicle-weigh-more-after-i-have-charged-it/#:~:text=The battery of a large,2000kg for a large Tesla.
After seeing this I think I will put my trike battery in a steel tool box as I have to charge it indoors as I live in a flat. If it goes bang at least it won't fly every where, and have a fire alarm over the top.
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Except that the fire on the ship was caused by ICE vehicles, all of the EVs onbord were recovered without significant damage.
If you must do that, make sure you drill an array of vent holes in the top…otherwise you’re basically creating something that will send shrapnel everywhere when the battery explodes 😲. It’s why we don’t store pyrotechnics in metal cabinets in the theatre biz…