Taycan fire

[ze_shark]

A Taycan caught fire on the freeway and burned almost entirely today in northern Malaysia (Perak). Picture from local fire department, but another Taycan owner shared a whatsapp video of the same incident.

Local websites do not mention any victims, fortunately.

Seemingly and thankfully a rare occurrence.

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[ze_shark]

 

[whitex]

Any word on what caused the fire?

 

[f1eng]

The location of the flames looks close to the 12V battery.

 

[CaliPorsche]

The location of the flames looks close to the 12V battery.

Looks similar to this. https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-taycan-love-story-burnt-to-the-ground.22058/

 

[f1eng]

Looks similar to this. https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-taycan-love-story-burnt-to-the-ground.22058/

Yes it does, I only noticed the location of the 12V lithium battery when mine was flat and had to be re-set.
Maybe that was what caught fire in both incidents.

 

[snstevens]

POST UPDATE
So I re-read the Car and Driver article, and they are actually questioning where the statistic of "x,xxx Fires / 100k Sales" actually came from and which year it may apply to. While the "Total Fires" adds up to a number roughly equal to the total in the image, without defining the meaning of "100k Sales" (is this yearly or total?) it is hard to understand the meaning of the statistics. I'll look into this further.


Original Post
Some interesting facts garnered from Perplexity.

“The exact number of auto fires in 2024 has not been finalized, but estimates suggest the trend remained consistent with previous years. Between 2018 and 2022, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 215,096 vehicle fires annually. In 2021, there were approximately 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported, and this figure has shown relative stability in recent years.”

And from Car and Driver

Question
Are electric vehicles more prone to fires than gasoline vehicles

Answer
Electric vehicles (EVs) are significantly less prone to fires compared to gasoline-powered vehicles. Data from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board shows that gasoline vehicles are 60 times more likely to catch fire than EVs, with hybrids being 138 times more likely For every 100,000 vehicles sold, EVs experience about 25 fires, compared to 1,530 fires for gasoline vehicles and 3,475 fires for hybrids.

 

[Dee]

To my understanding, it can't be the HV battery cuz you need to have a timer/profile active to set it on fire.
No active timer/profile active during driving so there's that.

 

[D00notD00d]

The fire location seems to be near the brake fluid reservoir
(Flammable).

 

[Flying ace]

The wheels always survive

 

[Vercingetorix]

The fire location seems to be near the brake fluid reservoir
(Flammable).

Malaysia drives on the left side of the road. Have no idea if that car was right or left drive

 

[slothinker]

Some interesting facts garnered from Perplexity.

“The exact number of auto fires in 2024 has not been finalized, but estimates suggest the trend remained consistent with previous years. Between 2018 and 2022, U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 215,096 vehicle fires annually. In 2021, there were approximately 174,000 highway vehicle fires reported, and this figure has shown relative stability in recent years.”

And from Car and Driver

Question
Are electric vehicles more prone to fires than gasoline vehicles

Answer
Electric vehicles (EVs) are significantly less prone to fires compared to gasoline-powered vehicles. Data from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board shows that gasoline vehicles are 60 times more likely to catch fire than EVs, with hybrids being 138 times more likely For every 100,000 vehicles sold, EVs experience about 25 fires, compared to 1,530 fires for gasoline vehicles and 3,475 fires for hybrids.

This chart needs to be adjusted based on %-age of vehicle type to get a better idea of how these vehicle types compare in regard to vehicle fires. Still, its obvious that all electric vehicles are safer in this regard although a more accurate analysis comprehensive study would also factor in vehicle age and miles.

 

[Jagu]

Doesn’t look like from the battery to me..

Looks like the 12 volt battery.

 

[Dee]

The fire location seems to be near the brake fluid reservoir
(Flammable).

In that same logic, plastic too.
If it's on fire it's an effect not a cause.
It doesn't ignite that easily cuz modern brake fluid is made of polyalkylene glycols and is highly hygroscopic.

 

[GreenHornet]

The wheels always survive

Not always. I burned this puppy up in death valley in 2012...

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