330e catches fire in the Czech Republic, reportedly while charging

kitzune · 06-25-2020, 05:29 PM

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Wednesday evening 330e caught fire in dealership near Prague, Czech Republic. Firefighters put it in water tank just to be sure. It will stay there for a few days. Not much info what really happened, but it looks like it started burning while on charging. More info in Czech https://www.hzscr.cz/clanek/pri-poza...ova-skoda.aspx

Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqWQsWwLpus

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Gdiddy23 · 06-25-2020, 07:48 PM

Should buff right out

claykin · 06-25-2020, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gdiddy23

Should buff right out

Right after a little wet vacuuming.

hottroc · 06-26-2020, 04:00 AM

Slightly worrying! Hope this was cos he didn't put his cigarette out while transporting his barbecue logs.

joselrl · 06-26-2020, 11:02 AM

Let's just hope BMW investigates and finds the cause. If it was a one of malfunctioning or a general flaw that needs some kind of action

mofomat · 06-28-2020, 03:55 AM

Petrol-engined cars catch fire sometimes (it's happened to me whilst driving). Unless there's clear statistical data which shows it's happening more to PHEV vehicles, then this wouldn't cause me any concern.

sd_dracula · 06-28-2020, 05:06 AM

It was probably Richard Hammond's, he knows a thing or two about EV fires

Too bad it wasn't an SE model...

A6bullet · 06-29-2020, 06:24 AM

SOOoooooo

Part out?

SteveinArizona · 06-29-2020, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mofomat

Petrol-engined cars catch fire sometimes (it's happened to me whilst driving). Unless there's clear statistical data which shows it's happening more to PHEV vehicles, then this wouldn't cause me any concern.

+1 I am not particularly worried.

J-RO · 06-30-2020, 09:35 AM

That’s not good.

Eagle Creek · 06-30-2020, 09:49 AM

Oh noees 🤢😳

am3r1ka · 06-30-2020, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by A6bullet

SOOoooooo

Part out?

I call dibs on the wheels

Miko M · 06-30-2020, 10:04 AM

I think it's time to invent build in extinguisher

MPower10s · 06-30-2020, 10:10 AM

Wow that pic makes the 18's look good, I'm very interested in M340 and haven't seen many good pics of them

Mleon · 06-30-2020, 10:14 AM

Did you try putting it in rice ?

19x · 06-30-2020, 10:15 AM

Probably a Tesla owner set it on fire.

530iDriver · 06-30-2020, 10:21 AM

The joys of lithium batteries.

The industry needs to quickly abandon them and move towards far more efficient solid state batteries.

Dog Face Pony Soldier · 06-30-2020, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mofomat

Petrol-engined cars catch fire sometimes (it's happened to me whilst driving). Unless there's clear statistical data which shows it's happening more to PHEV vehicles, then this wouldn't cause me any concern.

Statistics show plug-in vehicles catch fire much more often when you consider the cases as a percentage of vehicles on the road, and if they're occupied or not. Unlike plug ins; gasoline and diesel personal automobiles rarely spontaneously combust when not being used.

People have to be nuts to charge a vehicle inside an attached garage. It's borderline reckless IMO.

PABrian · 06-30-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by 530iDriver

The joys of lithium batteries.

The industry needs to quickly abandon them and move towards far more efficient solid state batteries.

Solid state batteries along the lines of what you need for an automotive application are significantly more expensive than LiIon. People are working on it as it's just a better technology, but right now they're far too expensive to mass produce in a car.

...unless of course you want your EV/PHEV to cost 3-5x what it does now.

unfoundnemo · 06-30-2020, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mofomat

Petrol-engined cars catch fire sometimes (it's happened to me whilst driving). Unless there's clear statistical data which shows it's happening more to PHEV vehicles, then this wouldn't cause me any concern.

Agree it doesn't cause concern with a one-off case, but one could argue they would rather a car catch fire while driving than if it's plugged in and unattended at home (survival rate for a vehicle fire is greater than that of a home fire).

Mrgunfun · 06-30-2020, 10:28 AM

Lol at the M badge on a burnt PHEV car.

BavarianFanatic · 06-30-2020, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dog Face Pony Soldier

Statistics show plug-in vehicles catch fire much more often when you consider the cases as a percentage of vehicles on the road, and if they're occupied or not. Unlike plug ins; gasoline and diesel personal automobiles rarely spontaneously combust when not being used.

People have to be nuts to charge a vehicle inside an attached garage. It's borderline reckless IMO.

I assume you're not familiar with Ford products then?

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