PASSENGER EV LIB FIRE INCIDENTS

Global, as of 30th JUNE 2023

EV HV battery fires are very rare… here’s what we have been able to track & verify. Data is not exhaustive.

Why pay attention to EV fires?

Transport emissions
account for:

25%
of global greenhouse gas
emissions, which has led to the
rapid electrification of vehicles

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EV battery fire incidents have led
to concerns about emergency
responder safety when attending

EV lithium-ion
battery fires

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To enhance emergency
responder safety, people
researched plug-in (BEV & PHEV)
passenger electric vehicle
battery fires from
2010 – 2023

How many EV battery fires?

Since 2010, the research team found:

    more than 10 million electric cars were sold worldwidein 2022 and…sales are expected to grow by another 35%
this year (2023) to reach 14 million.
International Energy Agency, April 2023

            When did they occur?   

EV HV battery fires are very rare, but present new risks & challenges for emergency responders.From these verified incidents, we found:

Data source: EV FireSafe

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