Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid catches fire in Gouda, the netherlands [updated]

Posted on 10-01-2014 at 15:09 by robbie – 35 Comments”

The always charming Gouda was this morning at 00:38 opgeschikt by a hybrid autobrand. A Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid was at the back in the flames flew. Something with the battery pack? Or is that too much alarmism?

On the exact cause, we can currently only speculate, but because it is a hybrid of thinking a lot of people directly to the worst. But it is not known whether it is actually the battery pack was that burst into flames, or that the car, for example, was charging. Also, there are sounds that the fire was lit.

For the fire brigade was extinguishing the fire of such a plug-in hybrid is still a chore. They were indeed looking for the main fuse to the battery to disconnect. In the service book they couldn’t directly find how that was, but luckily offered a digital reference outcome (that the fire brigade standard with has). The batterypack and the normal battery under the hood could be detached.

In an official response, let Volvo of the Netherlands to know:

There has been a fire occurred last night in a Volvo V60 Plug In Hybrid. Here were no victims involved. At this time, the vehicle will be examined by the technical investigation. We are waiting for the research.

With thanks to 112hm.nl for photo and additional information. For the lovers is on Autojunk an additional photo of the damage.

UPDATE: It’s here to finally arson. Thus confirmed by the technical investigation. The car was also not to charge, when he was fired.