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US investigates fire reports in Chevy Bolt electric vehicles
The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle can catch fire.
www.woodtv.com
What are the odds they were using some uncertified charger?
What are the odds they had rats eating away their harnesses to the point of short circuiting?
THE HUMANITY!!!!
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The MSD is indeed in the middle of the pack, splitting it in two. However, it is not always live. When the car is turned off, there are two relays, one on the positive end terminal, and one on the negative end terminal of the battery. One would be sufficient to have an open circuit, and no current through the battery, but there are two for redundancy.
The MSD itself has no additional parts, other than blade contacts, and a fuse. I do not believe there is a way for this ceramic fuse to explode, or get hot enough to start a fire. The socket it fits into does have other sensor leads to monitor its health, and I suppose part of that system could fail and cause a fire.
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My money is still on the Battery Mangling System. The BMS, by design and necessity, is always live.
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I can verify, from watching the temperatures on Torque Pro, that it generates enough heat, when operating normally, to make module 6 warmer than any of the others, just by sitting on top of it.
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The MSD itself has no additional parts, other than blade contacts, and a fuse. I do not believe there is a way for this ceramic fuse to explode, or get hot enough to start a fire. The socket it fits into does have other sensor leads to monitor its health, and I suppose part of that system could fail and cause a fire.
My money is still on the Battery Mangling System. The BMS, by design and necessity, is always live.
I can verify, from watching the temperatures on Torque Pro, that it generates enough heat, when operating normally, to make module 6 warmer than any of the others, just by sitting on top of it.
The MSD is outside the steel battery box, sticking up into the passenger compartment through a hole in the steel floor. It is directly under a foam, and fabric seat bottom. If the fires were caused by sparks coming from the MSD, they would start the seat bottom on fire. In the Bolts which were not completely consumed by fire, the rear seat bottoms are somewhat melted, but not burned up. In those cars, the steel floor, and steel battery box were burned pretty badly, and the fire crews chopped them open to expose destroyed BMS, and wiring.
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