The scope of the fire risk posed by electric vehicles (EVs) is not well-understood, says a National Research Council of Canada report.
“Electric vehicles present a greener solution to internal combustion vehicle engines, however they may pose a different fire hazard due to their propulsion system, the lithium ion battery,” said the report, Literature Review on Parking of Electric Vehicles, viewed by Blacklock’s Reporter.
“There are still questions regarding the fire safety of electric vehicles,” it said.
No national database exists on the number of fires caused by EVs, so the scope of the problem is hard to quantify, the report said. But it cited some specific incidents, including a fire last year in an underground parkade in Quebec City and another at a Niagara Falls casino parking lot in 2018….