From Spike@21:1/5 to All on Thu Oct 12 13:57:34 2023
Analysis of the video of the initial car fire strongly suggests the fire
came from the EV battery located under the front passenger seat, while the vehicle was being driven in the car park.
"The recall notice says an electrical overload in the 48-volt battery
could cause the failure of a transistor, which in turn may lead to a short
in the system.
It would appear that the rate of EV fires is twice that of petrol or diesel vehicles, with the fires being far more intense and which are impossible to extinguish, the typical approach by fire services being to let the fire
burn itself out:
When a single fire can cause the destruction of a multi-storey car park and most of the vehicles in it, it is time to segregate these vehicles from
normal ICE ones. Insurance rates are bound to increase substantially.
Expect the climate-change believers to boost mentions of the diesel aspect
of this incident, and ignore the EV aspects. The BBC followed this line
from the beginning, in its major network reporting.