What Causes Battery Fires in Solar Car Vehicles?

  1. Not separating high and low voltage lines effectively - taking into consideration that wires will move when the car is being driven

  2. Battery pack build, including but not limited to:

    1. Weak welds

    2. Wiring of the battery pack

    3. Lack of fusing

  3. No clearance against conductive fiberglass

 

Other things to consider:

  1. Quick removal method of battery from the vehicle to save vehicle from the fire

Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/solarracing/comments/136te97/cause_of_battery_fires/

*work in progress