In the beginning of January 2024, it was reported {that a} Mercedes-Benz EQB was consumed by hearth whereas charging at a dealership in Johor on new yr’s eve, with no accidents occuring within the incident. Later that month, the Vitality Fee (ST) launched an announcement that the corporate working the charging bay was discovered to be doing so with no license from the ST. Nonetheless, it was by no means disclosed what had triggered the mishap within the first place.
Greater than a yr later, the reason for what began the hearth has been revealed. This happened when Bomba Malaysia director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad talked about the incident earlier within the week when he was requested by reporters in regards to the threat of EV fires at charging services in petrol stations.
“To this point, there have been no EV hearth instances at petrol stations. Nonetheless, we did report one case in Johor the place an EV caught hearth whereas charging at a service centre. Investigations with the automotive producer and our professional staff discovered that the hearth was not attributable to the ability provide or charging unit, however relatively pre-existing injury inside the battery capsule, which led to a brief circuit between cells,” he stated.
Following this, we reached out to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia to hunt additional clarification, and the corporate has responded with an announcement on the matter.
“Relating to the incident of a Mercedes-Benz automobile catching hearth on the Mercedes-Benz showroom in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, the investigations by our HQ technical consultants, in cooperation with native authorities, have concluded that there aren’t any indications for a vehicle-related technical defect that may have brought on the incident. In the meantime, {the electrical} system of the battery didn’t present any abnormality,” the assertion stated.
Apparently, the battery itself or {the electrical} system had no faults, however prior exterior injury doubtless brought on an inner brief circuit to happen, resulting in the thermal runaway. Whereas a uncommon prevalence, it highlights some extent that each one automakers should be ready for such incidents and look into introducing further safeguards to warn customers.
The corporate stated that security was paramount in all its autos, electrical or in any other case. “As a matter of precept, Mercedes-Benz applies the identical excessive security requirements to all its autos. This is applicable to autos with standard combustion engines in addition to to these with various drive methods. Which means the Mercedes-Benz autos meet all authorized requirements and norms.”
The model has in fact been on the forefront of electrification within the nation. Apart from having the best variety of BEV fashions on sale in Malaysia – EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE (sedan, SUV and AMG sedan) and EQS (sedan, SUV and AMG sedan) in addition to the Maybach EQS – it has additionally been increasing its EV charging community for its clients on a gradual foundation.
Its dedication to an electrical future right here can be highlighted by its proactive engagement with the federal government, and in public security with authorities comparable to Bomba, completed by equipping rescue groups with the mandatory information and instruments to handle EV emergencies.
Trying to promote your automotive? Promote it with Carro.
