Chinese electric car ?spontaneously ignites.

[RooFlyer]

I reckon this would put a dampener on your day (video)

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/motoring/dramatic-video-shows-electric-car-ignite-in-fiery-explosion/news-story/dcfeea7b65807c62e659ba963ff90593

Not being charged at the time, but reportedly involved in an accident at some stage prior. Active ignitions and sparking continue for 1min 40 sec1

 

[Forg]

This is the local video the Murdoch press and other assorted organisations with a solid vested interest in fossil fuels have been waiting for all the tinfoil-hatters to latch onto … such examples to prove the unfounded & statistically-inaccurate rhetoric have been sorely missing in Australia!

 

[RooFlyer]

This is the local video the Murdoch press and other assorted organisations with a solid vested interest in fossil fuels have been waiting for all the tinfoil-hatters to latch onto … such examples to prove the unfounded & statistically-inaccurate rhetoric have been sorely missing in Australia!

Goodness - all I saw was an EV, probably damaged in a prior collision, going up in sparks and flames. So no Ralph Nader moment, then?

 

[Cloud9]

At least the front didn't fall off.

 

[Tooner]

At least the front didn't fall off.

That would be a disaster of herculean proportions!

 

[moa999]

From another article the accident occured two months previous and the car had been sold to a new buyer in the meantime.

 

[Quickstatus]

Muffler workshops are bad as well
Could not have been an EV cos we dont need mufflers...

This one 3 months ago was definitely a petrol car

 

[Forg]

Oh wait … this happened in China?
Where I’m sure hasty repairs to sell a pranged car are always done to the highest of standards … ?

 

[Quickstatus]

Where I’m sure hasty repairs to sell a pranged car are always done to the highest of standards … ?

You think that dodgy repairs dont happen in AU?

 

[Forg]

You think that dodgy repairs dont happen in AU?

I know they do, so imagine somewhere taht all That Sort Of Stuff is an order-of-magnitude more … well, “buyer beware”?!

 

[bPeteb]

I wonder how many ice cars caught at the same time somewhere else in the world? I'm no more worried about this happening to our ev as I am a plane falling on me when I walk outside.

 

[bdl]

The Australian basically plagiarised this article, many of the sentences are similar: Zeekr released statement on the 7X SUV firing at the charging station

 

[tgh]

There is arguably more potential for EV conflagration than ICE , otoh both are quite safe and fires are rare without external contribution.

 

[Sprucegoose]

Certainly, a bad day if you're a one car family.

 

[Cloud9]

Certainly, a bad day if you're a one car family.

Yep. Would still rather take my chances with an EV than with Victorian roads, given the choice between the two, though.