Electric VTA bus catches fire at San Jose yard; 2 mechanics injured

CBS BAY AREA ^ | September 1, 2023

[artichokegrower]

SAN JOSE – Two Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) mechanics were sent to the hospital Friday after an electric transit bus caught fire at a maintenance yard in San Jose Friday afternoon.

[artichokegrower]

These green vehicles sure produce a lot of smoke

[fruser1]

It’s good to know immature technology is being forced on the public.

And state inspections are worried if your tag light works?

[patriot torch]

I hope it wasn’t the short bus that will be used to remove jail house joe from the White House to the big house.

[sonova]

Faulty engineering of bus
OR
Faulty training of bus mechanics?

Not an indictment of either...
But give me the facts.

[Secret Agent Man]

Lithium smoke. Toxic.

[artichokegrower]

From the article:

Proterra, a Burlingame-based company, announced it was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month. The company said at the time that it intends to maintain normal operations.

The bus manufacturer went bankrupt because their buses catch on fire

[TexasGator]

UPDATE: 2 people killed in school bus fire identified

https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/content/news/Student-driver-killed-in-Iowa-school-bus-fire-463670193.html

[jdege]

Any technology that stores large amounts of energy is dangerous.

Yes, lithium batteries can ignite and produce dangerous fires.

Have you ever seen a gas main fire?

https://youtu.be/qL3zDw3LxSU?si=_e65EzWWw7fP_KjV

[minnesota_bound]

Electric cars, laptops, cell phones. A matter of time. If replacing a battery for cell phone or laptop then get a OEM one and not a 3rd party made by some company that has no standards. Even then worry...

4 year old Dell laptop battery fire
https://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/laptop-explosion-caught-security-camera-45275096

See video:
One Major Way Smartphone Batteries Can Catch Fire—and How to Prevent It
https://www.ifixit.com/News/69041/how-batteries-can-catch-fire-and-how-to-prevent-it