NFRS 2023 42 - EV battery fires

You asked for:

Could you please disclose:

1. Number of EV battery fires that have been tackled by Nottinghamshire Fire &Rescue from June 2019 - June 2023.
2. Please include a break down of types of vehicle in the data (car, bus/coach, e-bike/e-scooter, etc).
3. Please include details on month, year, cause of fire, fire spread andinjuries/fatalities as a result of the fire.
4. If possible, can you provide any details on how many of the batteries werecertified by the vehicle OEM, or if the batteries had a battery managementsystem or state of health monitoring?

Our response

1. Number of EV battery fires that have been tackled by Nottinghamshire Fire &Rescue from June 2019 - June 2023.
   Answer: -
   • 2019: No Information Held, no records of EV battery fires recorded.
   • 2020: No Information Held, no records of EV battery fires recorded
   • 2021: 3
     • February: 1
     • September: 2
   • 2022: 2
     • August: 2
   • 2023: 1
     • January: 1
2. Please include a break down of types of vehicle in the data (car, bus/coach, e-bike/e-scooter, etc).
   Answer: - Electric Scooter for all records
3. Please include details on month, year, cause of fire, fire spread andinjuries/fatalities as a result of the fire.
   Answer: - Electric Scooter - electrical faults with no spread beyond room for all records. Casualties: 1 in 2021
4. If possible, can you provide any details on how many of the batteries werecertified by the vehicle OEM, or if the batteries had a battery managementsystem or state of health monitoring?
   Answer: - No Information held, no records of certifications recorded.