Listening to firefighters ?

Emma Sutcliffe EV FireSafe

An operational firefighter, EV early adopter, charging & electrification specialist, Emma Sutcliffe’s unique combination of interests led her to establish EV FireSafe, the only global database of verified electric vehicle battery fires.
Funded by the Australian Department of Defence & collaborating with a global network of experts, Emma & her team provide data-driven learnings that enhance the safety of civilian & military emergency responders managing incidents involving electric vehicles, with a focus on those occuring at EV charging sites. Their work is freely available at evfiresafe.com & you can connect with Emma at [email protected] & LinkedIn.

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" The same goes for figuring out how many EV fires in Australia because the cause may be difficult to ascertain. But, alas, my elite team of researchers and I will still have a crack at it and we’re referencing EV FireSafe’s ongoing work as our source material.

EV FireSafe collates real-world incident data with funding from the Australian Department of Defence and here are some insights from its June 2024 report, the company’s most up-to-date data at time of writing.

How many electric cars have caught fire? There have been 511 incidents of thermal runaway in electric passenger vehicles (BEV and PHEV) around the world since 2010.

To put that figure into perspective, it’s handy to note there are approximately 40 million EVs on the road, according to the International Energy Agency EV Outlook Update 2024.

To December 2023, there were six reported and verified electric car fires in Australia since 2010, according to EV FireSafe.

Those fires, caused by battery abuse, were the result of arson (one incident), external fire (structure burnt down around the EV, three incidents), collision (one incident) and road debris (one incident).

None of the EVs were on charge at the time, and none of the fires were spontaneous or unexplained. "

https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-advice/how-many-electric-cars-catch-fire-every-year-94313