06-06-2024, 01:37 AM
Only three of the 456 lithium-ion battery fires Fire and Rescue NSW attended in 2022-2023 involved electric vehicles so there is a relatively low risk.
I use the insurance broker for my camper trailer insurance. It has two large conventional batteries and solar panels to enable extended outback stays and many owners of similar camper trailers are replacing the standard batteries with lithium-ion batteries. The risk of fire with those batteries is considerably higher, particularly with DYI installation and varied charging regimes.
The message from the insurance broker was more about the particular safety risks posed by EV battery fires when managed incorrectly, such as jet-like directional flames at temperatures of up to 1000 degrees Celsius. This presents a risk to adjacent structures or vehicles such as the four other cars destroyed by fire at Sydney airport when the battery was disconnected from a MG ZS EV and subsequently caught fire.
I use the insurance broker for my camper trailer insurance. It has two large conventional batteries and solar panels to enable extended outback stays and many owners of similar camper trailers are replacing the standard batteries with lithium-ion batteries. The risk of fire with those batteries is considerably higher, particularly with DYI installation and varied charging regimes.
The message from the insurance broker was more about the particular safety risks posed by EV battery fires when managed incorrectly, such as jet-like directional flames at temperatures of up to 1000 degrees Celsius. This presents a risk to adjacent structures or vehicles such as the four other cars destroyed by fire at Sydney airport when the battery was disconnected from a MG ZS EV and subsequently caught fire.
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