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Electric vehicle charger explosion in B.C. caught on camera | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)
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Technical Safety BC has released some shocking video of an explosion last year at an electric vehicle charging station in Hope B.C.

In a report, the organization said a driver was trying to charge his Tesla at a non-Tesla EV charger.

A short circuit between the owner’s charging adapter and the provided cable caused an arc flash, knocking the driver to the ground. A person can be seen getting out of the passenger seat of the car following the explosion.

The driver suffered minor injuries, and the adapter was destroyed, according to Technical Safety BC.

The report blamed several factors for the explosion, including the aftermarket adapter that was used.

The driver said he had used it many times without issue but it was not certified in Canada, nor approved by Tesla, the report found.

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[–] 18107@aussie.zone 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The article title really is clickbait. Neither the car nor charger exploded, and neither seemed to be harmed.

The driver was not knocked to the ground, but seemed to trip and fall when startled.

The only thing damaged was a knockoff adapter that was not certified to be used.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The only thing damaged was a knockoff adapter that was not certified to be used.

Ok this makes more sense:

The driver said he had used it many times without issue but it was not certified in Canada, nor approved by Tesla, the report found.

Almost every battery fire or issue I'm seeing is because of knock off/temu batteries and equipment

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

or maybe not, reddit had more info

The conclusions reached by TSBC that the cause of the incident was due to a malfunction inside the charging station, not with A2Z EV's adapter were consistent with the technical findings provided in our report.

https://a2zev.com/blogs/press/a2z-ev-statement-on-the-hope-bc-charging-incident