True! But there is a very high probability it was the charger since that was a recent change.
After all we have seen it with the Tesla as well. Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA), which is under investigation by U.S. regulators over fires in its Model S sedan after battery punctures, will upgrade wall-charger adapters following reports of overheating in garages. The charger connectors, which tether Tesla-issued cables to wall outlets, will be mailed out in the next two weeks, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in an interview today. The replacements will be treated as a recall, though owners won’t be required to travel to service centers. Overheating can stem from inadequate household wiring, he said. “These are very rare events, but occasionally the wiring isn’t done right,” Musk said. “We want people to have absolute comfort, so we’re going to be providing them with an upgraded adapter.” The decision to provide the improved part follows a series of about a half-dozen incidents, described on a Tesla-owner website and in some cases relayed to U.S. regulators, in which Model S wall plugs melted or smoked while vehicles were recharging. The redesigned adapter will include a thermal fuse designed to shut off charging if overheating is detected, Musk said. At least six overheating incidents were reported on the Tesla Motors Club users forum website between March and December. In October, one Model S owner reported that “plumes of smoke” came from his adapter, which fused to the charging cord. A York, Pennsylvania, owner reported burning his hands and arm trying to remove his charging cord after smelling melting plastic in December. There are five reports of Model S cord and plug overheating in NHTSA’s consumer complaint database, including some of the incidents reported on the Tesla user website. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-10/tesla-to-upgrade-wall-adapters-after-reports-of-garage-fires.html ________________________________ From: EVDL Administrator via EV <[email protected]> To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2014 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [EVDL] Volt pih EVSE a suspect in NW Houston TX garage fire It's a shame that the news piece mentioned a PHV here. That creates a negative association in the naïve reader's mind. Right now, all we know for sure is that some guy's garage burned. It could have been the car or the charger or the charger wiring, but there are countless things that can cause garage fires. Presumably the investigators will figure it out. Maybe I'm hypersensitive about this, but I think that mentioning the Volt was something of a cheap shot for the paper. It implies blame, and it's hard to avoid seeing it as playing on the public's fear of the new and different to sell the news. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20141106/288ded30/attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
