Electric buses withdrawn in south London after fire

Re:Electric buses withdrawn in south London after fire by CraigJPerry on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:09PM (#38992730)

I saw this on the BBC the other day, it made me go look up how many bus fires there are.

242 over the past couple of years (although it seems these are mostly diesel or hybrid rather than battery), there’s reasonable detail in the summaries further down the page by cause: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investigation-int...

I couldn’t find a way to estimate fires per miles driven.

It also doesn’t include all bus fires, only those reported to the DVSA. London Fire Brigade reports a bunch more in their publication.

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Re:Electric buses withdrawn in south London after fire by 4wsn on Sunday January 14, 2024 @04:08PM (#38994458)

I don't really see a link between electric bus fires and diesel fires. The safety issue is that electric vehicle fires are far more difficult to control than their combustion counterparts.

"Electric Vehicle Fire" by "South Metro Fire Rescue Centennial, Colorado"

https://youtu.be/itGeAq9rBeY

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Re:Electric buses withdrawn in south London after fire by a1o on Sunday January 14, 2024 @01:27PM (#38992953)

It would be interesting to see if there was some weighted way to compare bus fires in non-electric ones vs electric ones. To check if either have bigger probability for the fire being a bigger issue.

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