Electric Car Bursts into Flames on Driveway and Engulfs £550,000 Family Home
The moment an electric car suddenly burst into flames on a driveway has been captured on CCTV, as the vehicle sparked a raging blaze which engulfed a van and a £550,000 family home. The Mail has more.
The shocking images show a fireball tearing through vehicles outside the £550,000 house in Chandler’s Ford, Hampshire, in the early hours of this morning.
The car was parked on the driveway and was charging overnight when it caught fire at around 5am.
Photographs taken after the blaze reveal the shocking extent of the damage, including the wreckage of three vehicles – one of which is a van. The front of the house was also badly burned.
Aside from the van, all the vehicles on the drive have been reduced to charred remains – but it is unclear what type of vehicles they are.
The home on a quiet road belongs to a young family, according to neighbours.
Thankfully, the family were able to get out safely and no casualties have been reported.
One neighbour said: “I was probably the last to hear about it on the block. The fire was going when I got up, and the house was beginning to catch.
“Flames were coming out the door and window. I was frightened for the young family.”
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Everyone knows that brand new nasty, planet-destroying, CO2-spewing petrol and diesel cars also spontaneously combust on the driveway. The only difference is that they do it at 4am.
Downtick?! Is my sense of humour really that bad? 🤣
I compensated. Some people get an irony bypass in order to join the political Left.
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Thanks. My DS downtick/uptick ratio is precious to me.
Oh dear, never mind.
You can’t beat a bit of leccy. 😀😀😀
Get used to it because this is the future!
Even if you neighbour has one near your property!!!
And for some inexplicable reason, the UK Parliament carpark has removed the charging stations so recently installed.
Do they know something the Green Agenda ignores?
Do tell us more – where is this carpark? Not the underground one at Westminster perchance?
This is so sick. You should never charge batteries overnight. Not that it would’ve helped if the bloody thing had blown up in the daytime. Maybe he has learned his lesson now. I saw some market data which suggested that electric car sales in the UK are holding up better than in comparable countries. It was once a clever country that became somewhat retarded and cheap. This was a country that used to be known for its scientific literacy. Even Carl Sagan spoke about it. He said that when aptitude in science was measured across western countries the British scored extremely highly on biology and chemistry and this wasn’t that long ago.
“This was a country that used to be known for its scientific literacy”
Which now defines itself and its progress entirely by the NHS – that is costing £2.8 trillion in accumulated debt but is free.
Sales are ‘appearing’ to hold up, due to massive amounts of dealer pre-registration, then storage and onward selling as second hand vehicles… if they can sell them at all
I hope that accounts for all of it and enthusiasm is falling. I have no idea.
It would be interesting to know how many of the EV sales were to Motability claimants.
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Most of the sales are to fleet buyers e.g. rental companies and companies that give lots of employees a company car, because they can get massive subsidies/tax breaks. The percentage of electric vs petrol/diesel vehicles that are bought by individuals is less than 20% and went down slightly in 2024. All the eco nutters/woke virtue signallers who want an EV have got one and sensible people know to steer well clear.
The Eco Nutters recommend people to charge them overnight using “cheap” overnight leccy …. when demand is low.
Yes, I know ….. 🙂
But electric fires are cleaner and more convenient than coal… Oh…
It is emblematic of the toxicity that we face in gerneral, the lithium battery. You can’t put it out and the more water you pour on it the worse it gets. Even small lithium batteries aren’t safe. You have people using vaping pens and they blow up in their faces. A truly Satanic technology and this is illustrated by the fact that a lithium battery or phone is a good survival tool in the case of extreme emergency. You pierce the battery and pour water on it and you will get a fire that is very difficult to put out which is a godsend for survivalists facing imminent hypothermia.
The property owner was following advice, including from energy companies, all in direct contravention to fire service recommendations. How long before the insurance industry gets its act together and starts to qualify cover? Not soon enough.
From ChatGPT: Yes, insurers are increasingly recognizing the growing risk posed by fires involving electric vehicles (EVs) and lithium-ion batteries, leading to significant property damage and financial losses. Rising Claims and Costs Insurers have reported a notable uptick in fire-related claims linked to lithium-ion batteries: Allianz highlighted that the average cost of such claims has reached £50,000, with some incidents exceeding £420,000. These fires often result from leaking, damaged, or overcharged batteries, particularly in e-vehicles combusting at home . Aviva observed a 7% increase in customer claims over the past year for fires started by lithium-ion batteries. Notably, 1 in 9 Brits have experienced a fire or explosion in their home due to such batteries or devices . QBE Insurance reported a 46% rise in fires linked to lithium-ion batteries in 2023 compared to the previous year. Fires involving electric bikes surged by 70%, and those involving electric cars increased by 33% . Industry Response In response to these trends, insurers are taking proactive measures: Policy Adjustments: While specific restrictions on coverage due to lithium-ion batteries are still limited, insurers acknowledge the need to adapt policies to reflect the increased threat . Risk Mitigation: Insurers like Allianz are advising businesses, especially… Read more »
The advice from Chrysler is do not park your battery car less than 50 feet from anything you value.
Honestly it is crazy and this lack of regard really says something. You are sitting on top of this giant incendiary device and can you imagine how painful and squalid your death would be if it caught fire and you trapped inside the car. Even given all the faults and foibles of human nature this suggests a dark and nasty trance.
There was a recent video of a man carrying a battery in an elevator when it went up. Horrific.
You wouldn’t feel happy if you knew that your neighbour had 500kg of high explosives in his garage and he was wont to light up late night cigarettes. But hey ho he doesn’t need to, given the car’s potential. Bear in mind that one of the major selling points of these cars is that they simply can’t go wrong. They would never run over a child or even a dog, never do anything dangerous, you are protected by a thousand sensors. Can you not see how utterly horrific this really is?
There’s a story in the media every month or so about an electric vehicle or E-bike spontaneously combusting with serious consequences. How often does this happen and the media don’t pick up on it? In 2023, or maybe 2024, the New York Fire Department said that fires caused by lithium batteries was the leading cause of death for domestic fires..
NY City or NY State? How many in the city live near or above their cars – none, pretty much
You’d be mad to buy one of these dangerous Noddy cars.
As the age and number of EVs increases, so will the likelihood of serious fires and harm from very toxic fumes.
Our insurance for vehicles and property is already going up dramatically.
It will take a catastrophe in the Euro Tunnel or a ferry to get people to understand how unsafe lithium batteries are. Reform was absolutely right to ban Battery energy storage systems( BESS).
I feel sorry for Elon Musk, who has invested so much in this technology, when now nobody in their right mind would buy one.