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RICH1 10-13-2023 02:22 PM

DIESEL was the cause , electric car haters

Altavia 10-13-2023 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RICH1 (Post 2265146)
DIESEL was the cause , electric car haters

Can happen to any vehicle.

AA technical expert Greg Carter said the most common cause of car fires is an electrical fault with the 12-volt battery system.

Oneiric 10-13-2023 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2265025)
Thought by whom to be due to lithium battery? Has there been any reporting on that or just speculation that a car fire must have been caused by the latest boogeyman?

No boogeyman. None of the BMW's were diesel and most were EV.

vinnytalk 10-13-2023 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2264658)
I have a Tesla UpNorth, and left it plugged in for 5.5 months while in TV last winter. Tesla recommends the charge be set to 50% during extended absences. Did not have any issues. Obviously anecdotal, but if you read the Tesla forums, people do this all the time.

Every auto doesn't go on fire, but there has been numerous cases where they did go on fire, and many cases where the electric bikes and scooters has gone on fire.
You are one of he lucky ones

Blackbird45 10-14-2023 06:01 AM

Are there EV fire yes, are there ICE fires yes. EVs are under a microscope right now and for those who are staunch ICE supporters if someone gets a head cold in Maine in the middle of winter it must be linked to an EV.

Bill14564 10-14-2023 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Oneiric (Post 2265169)
No boogeyman. None of the BMW's were diesel and most were EV.

Personal knowledge, reported fact, or just more speculation?

And, is there any evidence an EV was responsible for the fire? Another thread had statistics showing ICE cars were responsible foe 100 times as many fires as EVs.

elevatorman 10-14-2023 06:37 AM

Fire
 
I went to an NFL game years ago and a bunch of cars caught fire during the game. It could have been a lithium battery. But it was more likely the charcoal grill that the tailgater put in the back of his SUV so they could get in and see the kickoff.

Caymus 10-14-2023 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Bill14564 (Post 2265234)
Personal knowledge, reported fact, or just more speculation?

And, is there any evidence an EV was responsible for the fire? Another thread had statistics showing ICE cars were responsible foe 100 times as many fires as EVs.

Probably a lot more than 100 times ICE vs pure EVs on the road.

Would like to see a breakdown on the cause of the fires. ICE fires are probably mainly due to accidents/collisions. EVs probably lead in "spontaneous combustions" type fires. For instance, weren't Chevy Bolt owners instructed not to park them in a garage?

Tvflguy 10-14-2023 08:05 AM

Personally I dislike “haters”. No matter the topic they tend to overlook or dispute facts and simply spew their potentially baseless views. Not simply false views, but ones that completely overlook the true facts.

Of course this applies to the current Middle East situation but also EVs. A bit of research on this particular fire shows the Range Rover engulfed in flames which started the entire parking garage fire. A cell video shows it completely. Copied below. And fact that Range/Land Rover vehicles (which are non-EV) have these combustible histories.

But what do the Haters do and state? Yep…. Jump on their deep-seated biases…. And still not accept proven facts.

Humans are fallible. But when their biases cloud truth and facts….

Here's the car that sparked a massive 1,500-vehicle fire at London airport car park - Autoblog

keepsake 10-14-2023 10:45 AM

Am I correct ?

Hybrids do not charge at a plug-in station, only from the ICE engine when driven ?

Or is it some do, some don't ?

bopat 10-14-2023 12:30 PM

I just learned my cell phone has a lithium battery in it.

Guess I'll have to switch to gas or diesel powered cell phone.

eyc234 10-14-2023 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tvflguy (Post 2265274)
Personally I dislike “haters”. No matter the topic they tend to overlook or dispute facts and simply spew their potentially baseless views. Not simply false views, but ones that completely overlook the true facts.

Of course this applies to the current Middle East situation but also EVs. A bit of research on this particular fire shows the Range Rover engulfed in flames which started the entire parking garage fire. A cell video shows it completely. Copied below. And fact that Range/Land Rover vehicles (which are non-EV) have these combustible histories.

But what do the Haters do and state? Yep…. Jump on their deep-seated biases…. And still not accept proven facts.

Humans are fallible. But when their biases cloud truth and facts….

Here's the car that sparked a massive 1,500-vehicle fire at London airport car park - Autoblog


:yuck: You should know better than to go out and find facts and truths. Now this discussion can not go one for 100 pages.


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