The EV thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

I received an email from my insurance broker today warning of the risk of fire from charging EVs.  It provided a list of common sense measures to follow when charging an EV but you certainly wouldn’t want to park your car in your garage or near your house while it’s charging.

The chance of a lithium battery fire has been a worry of mine since the technology became available but it’s rarely if ever discussed by those promoting EVs.  I wonder if the rapid take up of Chinese EVs by the Australian market prompted my insurance broker to speak out ?

As Dodge suggested sounds like a good way for insurance companies to cash in on EVs and make some extra money.
Been some horrific stories of EVs setting on fire including in ships that were shipping them and I am surprised there haven't been more I incidents at home where people do home charging and use some unsafe setups. I'm expecting a box to tick in my next home insurance policy that will have to be ticked relating to do you have a EV charger in use and a hefty premium rise accompanying that ticked box. I'm delaying buying an EV as long as possible ...