Recalls for potential vehicle fires are nothing new. Kia and Hyundai recently recalled 485,000 cars for this purpose, which is more than 4x the number of Chevy Bolts impacted.
A consumer reports article notes that "owners of these vehicles should park their cars outdoors and away from structures until a recall repair is completed" ( https://www.consumerreports.org/car-recalls-defects/park-recalled-hyundai-kia-vehicles-outside-due-to-fire-risk-a1002120529/). So Hyundai/Kia are recommending a similar interim guidance until their problem is resolved. BMW recalled 1 million vehicles for fire risk in 2017 ( https://abcnews.go.com/US/bmw-recalls-million-vehicles-fire-risk/story?id=50922136 ). I'd personally be more concerned by having 20 gallons of highly flammable gasoline sitting in a garage. Most people don't routinely maintain their fuel system, and as someone who extensively works on my own cars (including an electric chevy for some time) I've had more than one fuel leak occur in my lifetime. - Chris On Wed, Mar 23, 2022, 08:55 Paul Shorb <[email protected]> wrote: > Richard - > You asked whether the GEC has any thoughts on the specific dangers of > lithium batteries catching fire in EV. You noted among other things that in > recent weeks two manufacturers released bulletins telling customers not to > park their vehicles in a garage. > > I'm not a technical expert, and of course EVs are not part of what will be > put before this Town Meeting, but I can offer the following. I understand > from an EV owner in town that the bulletin is part of the > federal car-safety system working as it should. If the manufacturer > detects a possible problem, it sends out an alert called a "recall notice", > which may tell you to bring your car in to have something fixed at > manufacturer expense, and meanwhile take care in certain ways. Maybe some > other LT reader who has received one of these EV notices can fill in here. > > To put this in perspective, remember that there is some risk associated > with any form of stored energy, including a car's fuel tank full of > gasoline. We are all familiar from TV and movies of cars being burned up by > their own gasoline, and that has actually happened to our family's van. (We > all got out in time, no one was hurt.) I think I'll feel very safe in an EV. > > - Paul Shorb > > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
-- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to [email protected]. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
