An electric vehicle explosion captured on camera in B.C. was triggered by a short circuit in a battery module that sent an “abnormal voltage” through a third-party charging adapter, according to a recent Technical Safety BC report.
The report said that an individual had been charging a Tesla EV at a non-Tesla commercial electric vehicle charger when a short circuit between the charging cable and an “after-market charging adaptor” caused an arc flash.
An arc flash is the flash of light and heat created when energy between two conductors is released, according to the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety….