Fire at Mascot?

[Wol747]

Any idea what make of EV was the firestarter at the conflagration in an airport parking lot yesterday:. Just nosy.

 

[Zinzilla]

An MG ZS EV: Model 3 catches fire near Goulburn, as discarded MG battery destroys five cars at airport

Weird story, the battery had apparently been "taken out" of the car "and stored on the ground nearby".

 

[Hairyman]

Yeah, something very odd about it. I think there were some photos of the battery in question on the ABC website. There was a damaged battery sticker on it. Not sure if that went on before or after the fire.

 

[Zinzilla]

ABC story: Five cars destroyed at Sydney Airport after EV battery explosion

The sticker looks fresh, so you'd think that must've been stuck on after the fire. The fire was on Monday night and the article is from Tuesday, so it'd probably had time to cool. Still, it's a weird set of circumstances. Who takes a traction battery out of an EV in a public carpark?

 

[B3AU]

And coverage from SMH - Five cars destroyed at Sydney Airport after battery from luxury electric vehicle ignites

Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said it was rare for authorities to be called for an electric car fire but saw it as an important reminder for people to check their vehicles if there is a fault.
“The cars actually don’t belong to any individual, they’re in a holding yard for a company,” Dewberry said.
“There had been some problem with the car and the battery had been removed, we believe that the car has suffered some mechanical damage which can contribute to a battery breaking down and catching fire without notice.
“We don’t have a concern about this broadly, it’s not often that electric cars catch fire.”

 

[father_of_6]

Who takes a traction battery out of an EV in a public carpark?

Someone who wants to set it on fire to make EVs look bad.

 

[moa999]

takes a traction battery out of an EV in a public carpark

With a warning to store away from other vehicles as well.

 

[Hairyman]

Somebody has got some ‘splaining to do…

 

[cafz]

Who takes a traction battery out of an EV in a public carpark?

It's not a public car park. It's an outdoor storage area for damaged hire cars.

 

[meloccom]

It's not a public car park. It's an outdoor storage area for damaged hire cars.

Wel, they're definitely damaged now!

 

[ZeeDoktor]

So a car dealer/mechanic owns parking spaces in the public carpark at the airport (odd enough), uses it to store vehicles, and the odd battery they've taken out of a crash damaged MG. Presumably to then sell it on as "almost fresh battery, low kilometers" on gumtree.

That possible storyline alone would make a good starting point for a criminal investigation for possible intent to defraud. It's also why large batteries are considered hazardous materials when damaged. And have absolutely no business being in a public space.

And a good reason why Tesla do not, ever, sell on batteries from crashed vehicles. Because they are often damaged in non-obvious ways. And then they catch fire at some random point in time.

 

[cafz]

So a car dealer/mechanic owns parking spaces in the public carpark at the airport (odd enough)

It's not a public car park, it's a place the hire car places use to store cars over near the ATC tower.