05.6 EV LiB Resource Library
Relevant information for EV ready buildings, EV charging in structures, position statements, best practice guidance, past incidents, SOPs, EV FireSafe data & analysis
Available or emerging guidance & information regarding EV ready buildings
AIBS Position Statement EV Charging in Existing Buildings
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Victorian Building Authority presentation
IFV (Netherlands) Research sprinkler system parking garage
Click on image to download Word doc (translated)
IFV (Netherlands) Fire in the Singel garage Alkmaar (fire investigation report)
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QFES Electric vehicle charging stations and electric vehicle carparks
To external link on QFES website
City of London Guidance on the Installation of Fast, Rapid & Super Vehicle Charging Units
Publicly available document
National Fire Chiefs Council response to Ove Arup Partners re OLEV EV Parking in Structures
Not for public sharing unless permission sought from EV FireSafe & NFCC.
Vapour cloud explosions - explainer with Professor Paul Christensen
Link goes to unlisted YouTube video
EV FireSafe data analysis
Passenger EV LiB thermal runaway with clear images of battery pack during & post incident
Image & information collated by EV FireSafe's global database 2010-present (September 2022)
Relevant past incidents
Passenger EV LiB thermal runaway with clear images of battery pack during & post incident
Image & information collated by EV FireSafe's global database 2010-present (September 2022)
Vapour cloud explosions - explainer with Professor Paul Christensen
Link goes to unlisted YouTube video
Literature reviews
Interesting videos
Media articles
NTSB - Safety Risks to Emergency Responders from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles
Handling Lithium-Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles: Preventing and Recovering from Hazardous Events
Thermal Runaway of Lithium-Ion Batteries without Internal Short Circuit
Risk management over the life cycle of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles
2019 RISE - Fire Safety of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Road Vehicles
Feb 2020: A Review of Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles
2017 China Coal Science & Engineering Experimental Study of Fire and Explosion Suppression of self-ignition of lithium ion battery
UN Global Technical Regulation on the Electric Vehicle Safety (EVS)
NFPA: Stranded Energy in Electric Vehicles and Firefighting Challenges
Dutch Fire Services - EV Fires
Vehicles recalled due to fire risk
BMW recalls plug-in hybrid models due to fire risk
GM recalls 68,667 Chevy Bolt EVs
e-Bus depot fire separator concept animation
CNBC Fires, probes, recalls: The shift to electric vehicles is costing automakers billions
Bloomberg: No One Seems to Care That EVs Are Catching Fire
NBC Federal regulators warn of risks to firefighters from electrical vehicle fires
Fleet Auto News: Vehicle fire data suggests higher incident rate for EVs
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