A Togg T10X Burned While Charging in Gaziantep

electric cars may catch fire while charging We can witness it from time to time. A similar incident took place in our country, in Gaziantep. A Togg T10X that was parked and charging suddenly caught fire. While the fire, the cause of which is not yet known, was extinguished in a short time with the intervention of the teams, those moments were also reflected on the cameras.

In the images, the vehicle belongs to Togg. Trugo We see that it is charging at the charging station. However, the fact that there is no flare-up at the station indicates that the problem may be in the vehicle, not at the station. It is stated that the cause of the fire may be a malfunction in the thermal management system.

Vehicle batteries can overheat

Not only in electric cars, but in almost every in battery powered device Batteries have an energy density value. In automobile batteries, this value is higher and since perfect transfer of energy is not possible, some electrical energy is lost by turning into heat energy. It is known that overheating of batteries is a common situation, especially during the charging process. When there is a problem with the thermal management system, the vehicle continues to draw more electricity because it technically does not understand that it is heating up. That’s why batteries can catch fire.

Of course, electric cars There is no single reason. In order to lower the center of gravity, the batteries of these vehicles are placed in the middle and bottom as much as possible. For this reason, batteries can be hit when the bottom of the vehicle hits hard, which can cause a fire. There is no statement regarding the issue yet.