Hybrid Home Charging Fire

[jonwm]

Link below to the BBC website, car caught fire in Birmingham, not sure what the full outcome will be Car/Charger/plugged in extension etc but be careful how close you park!


http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-4373...

[jjwilde]

Didn't expect it to be a Volvo. I wonder if we will ever get an update on what caused it.

[donkmeister]

"Miles Freeman and his fiancee Tanya Krupenko's Volvo XC90 was charging on their drive"

Well that's the problem right there... You cannot simultaneously charge a Volvo at the same time as a Miles Freeman.

[frisbee]

Hmmm "Mr Freeman, 46, who owns a battery recycling company"

[GT6k]

Now confirmed as arson, rather ironic that a suspected electrical failure turns out to be petrol poured over the car!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham...

[Pica-Pica]

EV cars, eh! You should see the TüV homologation test for gasoline/diesel fuel tanks with a tray of fuel lit underneath (don’t try this at home folks).